Jul 02, 1995 / Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area / Asian Houbara bustard (Macqueen's Bustard)
This release was an experiment in training practices. 11 birds were raised as usual, w/ lots of human contact (control). 12 birds were raised via puppet & minimal human contact, and 15 birds were trained with fox models as predator aversion. Neither method was effective at reducing predation by foxes. TRAINING DURATION: 3 days for predator, 2 months for human aversion. 1 YEAR MORTALITY: is February in year following release. This may be more or less than 1 year, since the release date is unknown.
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Jade McGill
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