Dec 03, 2005 / Hampshire, UK / Red Kite

Supplemental Feedings: What's This?
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Feeding Duration (in days): What's This?
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Leg Bands
Transmitters
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Monitored By: What's This?
Sight
Transmitters
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Monitoring Duration: What's This?
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Number Survived 1 Week: What's This?
8 Reference Source
Percentage Survived 1 Week: What's This?
100.00 Reference Source
Number Survived 1 Month: What's This?
7 Reference Source
Percentage Survived 1 Month: What's This?
86.00 Reference Source
Number Survived 1 Year: What's This?
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Percentage Survived 1 Year: What's This?
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Main Cause of Death: What's This?
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Breeding Attempted: What's This?
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Breeding Successful: What's This?
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Return Allowed: What's This?
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Notes: What's This?
8 mature kites were released. This included one wild rehabilitated kite that had a blood disorder which caused it to express leucism (loss of pigment in feathers and pigmented eyes). For 3 weeks before release, mature kites were in a 21m long aviary with a view and feeding stations. At release, a section of the aviary was removed and the kites were tracked for the following 5 months. Food has since been available to them in the afternoon as a part of the conservatory's education program. The rehabilitated wild red kite died 10 days post-release probably from disadvantages of its pigmentation deficiencies.
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Jessica Beltran