| decreasing prevalence and seasonal variation of gunshot trauma in raptors admitted to the wildlife center of virginia: 1993-2002. | a retrospective study was conducted to identify the epidemiologic factors associated with gunshot injuries in raptors presented to the wildlife center of virginia from 1993 to 2002. of the 3,156 raptors admitted, 118 raptors (3.7%), representing 15 species, were admitted with gunshot trauma as the primary cause of morbidity and mortality. the majority of cases consisted of four species: red-tailed hawk (buteo jamaicensis; 47%), red-shouldered hawk (buteo lineatus; 14%), turkey vulture (cathartes ... | 2005 | 17312769 |
| morbidity and mortality of bald eagles (haliaeetus leucocephalus) and peregrine falcons (falco peregrinus) admitted to the wildlife center of virginia, 1993-2003. | medical records from 111 threatened bald eagles (86%, haliaeetus leucocephalus) and peregrine falcons (14%, falco peregrinus) admitted to the wildlife center of virginia from 1993 to 2003 were reviewed to identify submitters, causes of morbidity and mortality, and final disposition. half of all patients admitted were submitted by the virginia department of game and inland fisheries personnel. trauma was the most common reason for presentation in bald eagles (70%) and peregrine falcons (81%). add ... | 2007 | 17469277 |
| residues of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls and autopsy data for bald eagles, 1971-72. | thirty-seven bald eagles found sick or dead in 18 states during 1971-72 were analyzed for organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (pcb's). dde and pcb's were detected in all bald eagle carcasses; 30 carcasses contained ddd and 28 contained dieldrin. four eagles contained possibly lethal levels of dieldrin and nine eagles had been poisoned by thallium. autopsies revealed that illegal shooting was the most common cause of mortality. since 1964 when data were first collected, 8 of t ... | 1975 | 810769 |