To the rescue—Evaluating the social-ecological patterns for bird intakes

Andrade, Riley; Bateman, Heather L.; Larson, Kelli L.; Herzog, Cheyenne J.; Brown, Jeffrey A.

doi:10.1007/s11252-021-01135-1

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“…These were individual household addresses where the occupants repeatedly rescued injured wildlife (>10 rescues over the 17-year period; Figure 7). In agreement with Andrade et al (2022) older, wealthier, and whiter census block groups made greater percentage contributions to SFWRC bird recoveries. High numbers of rescues were also observed in non-residential institutional addresses (Figure 8).…”

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confidence: 77%

“…We also examine another less utilized interface for these public-sided data: the intake records of a wildlife rehabilitation center that treats sick, injured, and orphaned animals. Wildlife rehab records provide an inventory of what wildlife occur in and around cities and can generate insights into who does the rescuing as well as where and when (Andrade et al, 2022). Although rescues occur across wildlife taxa, birds are the most rescued group.…”

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Infrastructure and the ethnographic-cartographic production of urban bird species richness

Stallins,

Lally,

Luther

2023

Environment and Planning F

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The qualitative bio-geographies of human geographers and the quantitative mappings of biogeographers share a goal: how to understand living with non-human life. Yet they rarely bridge the conceptual and methodological gap between them. This article theorizes how the concept of infrastructure can bridge this ethnographic-cartographic divide. Infrastructure is not just inert shell. It is also a system of relation, a dynamic patterning of socionatural form emerging out of experiences and affective moments of its constituents. As proof of concept, we quantified and compared urban bird species richness and frequency for Tallahassee, Florida over a 17-year period (2000–2017) for two co-occurring observational infrastructures, eBird and a wildlife rehabilitation center that serves the city. Species common to both infrastructures comprised 94% of all eBird observations and 99% of all rehab records. Their differences reflected contrasts in how the motivations for experiencing birds intersected with bird habitat preferences, behavior, and contingencies of urban history and development. eBird observations had a higher species richness (295 spp) and reflected the growing popularity among birds and a small number of active birders for visiting stormwater retention lakes recently modified to improve bird habitat. Rehabilitation records had a lower richness (194 spp) and exhibited a much more even distribution of bird encounters among individual residents as well as community institutions like schools, universities, law enforcement, and other government organizations. Infrastructural perspectives convey how affective and individualistic encounters with the non-human can link to emergent biogeographic mappings and how urban biodiversity is relationally and heterogeneously produced rather than simply contained in cities.

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confidence: 77%

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confidence: 99%

Infrastructure and the ethnographic-cartographic production of urban bird species richness

Stallins,

Lally,

Luther

2023

Environment and Planning F

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“…We identified the main species affected and the main types of human and non-human threats to wildlife over a ten-year period in Victoria. Overall, mammals and birds were by far the most represented taxonomic groups in this dataset, as in other WERS studies, possibly linked to their dominance, particularly in the urban environment [6][7][8]14,24,54,55]. A few hundred cases for threatened species (with around 3/4 in Greater Melbourne) were reported to the WERS annually; most of these were flying foxes.…”

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Wildlife Emergency Response Services Data Provide Insights into Human and Non-Human Threats to Wildlife and the Response to Those Threats

2023

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Our transformation of global environments into human-dominated landscapes has important consequences for wildlife. Globally, wildlife is interacting with humans or impacted by human activities, which often results in negative outcomes such as population declines, disruption of social bonds, biodiversity loss, imperilment of threatened species, and harm to individual animals. Human and non-human threats to wildlife can be challenging to quantify and tend to be poorly understood especially over large spatial scales and in urban environments. The extent to which such damage is mitigated by reactive approaches (e.g., wildlife rescue) is also not well understood. We used data from the main state-based Wildlife Emergency Response Services (WERS) in Victoria, Australia to address these issues. The data, which describe tens of thousands of cases of threats to wildlife annually over a ten-year period, allowed a detailed characterisation of the type and extent of threats in the state. We identified the main common and threatened species impacted by various threats and showed that the vast majority of them were anthropogenic (e.g., vehicle collisions, cat attacks, and entanglements). The extent to which different taxonomic groups and species were impacted by various threats differed and threats were dependent on locations. The Greater Melbourne area was identified as a hotspot for threats to wildlife. The WERS was able to source service providers for thousands of animals annually, facilitating their assessment, release into the wild and rehabilitation. However, every year, thousands of animals died or were euthanased and thousands more were left unattended. WERS case reports are increasing and there is a growing service–demand gap. Whilst studies reporting on the demand and response of WERS are rare, situations in other parts of Australia and the world might be similar. This highlights the urgent need to understand and mitigate human and non-human threats to wildlife, particularly in urban environments, where the rate of biodiversity loss is high. We discuss opportunities and barriers to doing so.

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“…The true success of wildlife rehabilitation is variably defined by the different stakeholders involved [ 6 , 8 , 9 ]. It may be judged in terms of preventing unnecessary suffering through euthanasia [ 108 ], the number of casualties rehabilitated and released [ 6 ], and by the number surviving in wild post release compared to ‘wild’ counterparts [ 3 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Wildlife rehabilitators have hugely variable skills and knowledge, and WRCs vary enormously in their facilities [ 4 , 5 ]. Reasons for undertaking wildlife rehabilitation are usually welfare-driven but may also include considerations such as providing a public service, interacting with nature, and personal fulfilment [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. Furthermore, wildlife rehabilitation is also recognised as having a public educational role regarding specific anthropogenic threats to wildlife [ 10 , 11 , 12 ], as well as a role in monitoring ecosystem health [ 13 , 14 , 15 ] and the impacts of urbanisation [ 16 , 17 ].…”

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Trends in Admissions and Outcomes at a British Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre over a Ten-Year Period (2012–2022)

Mullineaux,

Pawson

2023

Animals

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Millions of animals pass through wildlife rehabilitation centres (WRCs) globally each year, some dying in captivity, others euthanised, and some released into the wild. Those caring for these animals are generally well-intentioned, but skills, knowledge, and resources may be limited, potentially compromising animal welfare. WRC databases provide an opportunity to provide an evidence base for treatment and conservation efforts. 42,841 records of animals admitted over a 10-year period to a British WRC were analysed. More birds (69.16%) were admitted than mammals (30.48%) and reptiles and amphibians (0.36%). Most admissions were in the summer (48.8%) and spring (26.0%) months. A total of 9 of the 196 species seen made up 57% of admissions, and hedgehogs were the most common species admitted (14% of all admissions and 20% of mammals). Juvenile animals (35.5%) were admitted more frequently than ‘orphans’ (26.0%) or adults (26.4%). ‘Orphaned’ was also the predominant reason for admission (28.3%), followed by ‘injured’ (25.5%). 42.6% of animals were eventually released back to the wild, 19.2% died in captivity, and 37.2% were euthanised; 1% of outcomes were unknown. The prognosis was better for orphaned animals than for those admitted because of injury. Unexpected natural deaths in captivity were found to decline over the period of study, consistent with improved early triage. These findings can be used to focus veterinary and WRC training and seasonal resources on the species and case types most likely to be successfully rehabilitated and released. The findings also have the potential to contribute to our understanding of anthropogenic impacts, historical and regional variations in ecosystem health, and resultant implications for animal welfare.

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To the rescue—Evaluating the social-ecological patterns for bird intakes

Cited by 4 publications

References 62 publications

Infrastructure and the ethnographic-cartographic production of urban bird species richness

Infrastructure and the ethnographic-cartographic production of urban bird species richness

Wildlife Emergency Response Services Data Provide Insights into Human and Non-Human Threats to Wildlife and the Response to Those Threats

Trends in Admissions and Outcomes at a British Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre over a Ten-Year Period (2012–2022)

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