Using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non-lethal conditions – A review
Raptors have been successfully used to disperse and often control flocks of pest birds. However, the question that has not been resolved is, “If the raptor kills a small number of the target flock, does this improve the efficiency of control?” This mini-review examines the few research reports that...
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| description | Raptors have been successfully used to disperse and often control flocks of pest birds. However, the question that has not been resolved is, “If the raptor kills a small number of the target flock, does this improve the efficiency of control?” This mini-review examines the few research reports that have been published that can shed light on this question. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f067965d7314e1da4c1048df9af5c2d2025-08-20T01:53:30ZengSciendoRaptor Journal2644-52472024-03-01181596210.2478/srj-2024-0006Using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non-lethal conditions – A reviewWallis Robert0Coles Graeme11Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), Federation University Australia, Ballarat3350, Australia.2Full Flight Birds of Prey, Miners Rest, 3352, Australia.Raptors have been successfully used to disperse and often control flocks of pest birds. However, the question that has not been resolved is, “If the raptor kills a small number of the target flock, does this improve the efficiency of control?” This mini-review examines the few research reports that have been published that can shed light on this question.https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2024-0006raptorsowlspest birdsbiological controlsustainable agriculture and forestry |
| spellingShingle | Wallis Robert Coles Graeme Using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non-lethal conditions – A review Raptor Journal raptors owls pest birds biological control sustainable agriculture and forestry |
| title | Using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non-lethal conditions – A review |
| title_full | Using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non-lethal conditions – A review |
| title_fullStr | Using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non-lethal conditions – A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non-lethal conditions – A review |
| title_short | Using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non-lethal conditions – A review |
| title_sort | using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non lethal conditions a review |
| topic | raptors owls pest birds biological control sustainable agriculture and forestry |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2024-0006 |
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