Anthropogenic threats to owls: Insights from rehabilitation admittance data and rodenticide screening in Texas.

ABSTRACT: Owls (Strigiformes) provide myriad ecosystem services and are sentinels for ecosystem health. However, they are at continued risk from anthropogenic threats such as vehicle collisions, entanglement with human-made materials, and exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs), a widespread pesticide known to affect owls. Texas is an important region for numerous migratory and non-migratory owl species in the United States (US), yet assessments of threats owls face here are lacking preventing the development of informed conservation strategies. This study coupled assessment of admittance data from two wildlife rehabilitation centers in Texas with AR liver screening to (1) identify which species of owls are commonly admitted, (2) evaluate seasonality of admittance, and (3) assess causes of admi

SUBMITTER: Gomez EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10403058 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature