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Titre :	A Modified Leg-noose Trap for Crab-plovers (Dromas ardeola) at Burrow Nests (2015)
Auteurs :	Giorgio Chiozzi, Auteur ; Giuseppe De Marchi, Auteur ; Mauro Fasola, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Wilson Journal of Ornithology (The) (127(2) June 2015)
Article en page(s) :	339-343
Résumé :	ABSTRACT Being trapped is a potentially stressful experience, especially for breeding birds, so capture should be limited to target individuals and be as least harmful as possible. We describe here a modified leg-noose trap that we developed for the burrow nesting Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola). Similar to other commonly used devices, it consists of monofilament fishing line nooses secured to a heavy metal base. We modified this traditional device by positioning the nooses perpendicular to the bird movement and by adding shock-absorbing elastic bands. This last addition proved effective in protecting the captured bird's legs from superficial wounds and abrasions; it did not affect capture success relative to a version of the same trap lacking these improvements. Such improvements could be applied to similar noose traps employed for other birds in order to reduce discomfort and avoid injury.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1676/wils-127-02-339-343.1

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