Post-release GPS tracking of hand-reared Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus leverets, Slemish, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Animal rescue centres release large numbers of captive-bred, rehabilitated or translocated animals into the wild annually but little is known about their post-release survival and behaviour. We developed a novel and innovative coupling of traditional radio-tags with new GPS loggers to track hand-rea...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/997b2e93-9c6b-413c-bab3-860a343e1e00 https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/664340/Reid%20&%20Harrison%20(2010)%20GPS%20tagging%20of%20Irish%20hare%20leverets.pdf https://conservationevidencejournal.com/reference/pdf/2314 |
| Summary: | Animal rescue centres release large numbers of captive-bred, rehabilitated or translocated animals into the wild annually but little is known about their post-release survival and behaviour. We developed a novel and innovative coupling of traditional radio-tags with new GPS loggers to track hand-reared Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus leverets after release into the wild. Cyanoacrylate SuperGlue® proved a poor fixative with two out of three leverets managing to detach their tags within 24 hours. Nevertheless, a total of 2,505 GPS locations were recorded every 60 seconds for one leveret over three nights (approx. 835 per night). The leveret dispersed |
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