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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Main Authors: Wallis Robert, Coles Graeme
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-03-01
Series:Raptor Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2024-0006
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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
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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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