Causes of raptor admissions to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Tenerife (Canary Islands)

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-39

  Rodríguez, Beneharo ^a   Rodríguez, Airam ^b   Siverio, Felipe ^c   Siverio, Manuel ^c  

^a La Malecita s/n   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c Los Barros 21 ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Asio otus; Canary Islands; Conservation; Eurasian Kestrel; Falco tinnunculus; Long eared Owl; Mortality; Raptor; Wildlife rehabilitation center

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; COLLISION; CONSERVATION; MORTALITY; RAPTOR; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANARY ISLANDS; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

ASIO OTUS; AVES; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; FALCONIFORMES; RAPTORES; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 77949566008     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/JRR-09-40.1     Document Type: Article

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