Hacking techniques improve health and nutritional status of nestling White‐tailed Eagles

Abstract Birds of prey frequently feature in reintroductions and the hacking technique is typically used. Hacking involves removing large nestlings from donor populations, transferring them to captivity, feeding them ad libitum. Potentially, via the hacking method, the stress of captivity and disrup...

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Main Authors: Miguel Ferrer, Rhian Evans, Joanna Hedley, Simon Hollamby, Anna Meredith, Virginia Morandini, Owen Selly, Claire Smith, D. Philip Whitfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9776