Post-release flight and foraging behavior of a bald eagle hacked in western Kentucky
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Published source details
Altman R.L. (1983) Post-release flight and foraging behavior of a bald eagle hacked in western Kentucky. Raptor Research, 17, 37-42.
Published source details Altman R.L. (1983) Post-release flight and foraging behavior of a bald eagle hacked in western Kentucky. Raptor Research, 17, 37-42.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of raptors
A study from wetlands in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA (Altman 1983), describes the successful release, through hacking, of a captive-bred, juvenile bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus in summer 1981. The eagle was fed in an enclosure until 14.5 weeks old and began flying immediately after it was released. The eagle remained close to the release site for 39 days, hunted successfully (with a 50% success rate) and appeared to behave normally until it dispersed from the study area.
