title: Raptors rehabilitated in Iowa during 1986 and 1987: a retrospective study.
abstract: A retrospective study was conducted on 60 raptors representing 13 species treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine during 1986-1987. Eight species (31 individuals) were Falconiformes and five species (29 individuals) were Strigiformes. Seventy-five percent of all injuries were due to trauma and 65% of these were injuries arising from human activity, including car collisions (28%), shooting (17%) and trapping (11%). Thirty-four percent of all raptors admitted were treated and released, 25% were permanently crippled and 41% died during treatment or were euthanized. Data from this study implicate trauma resulting from human activity as a major reason for injury in free-ranging raptors presented for treatment in Iowa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames 50011.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Fix
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Barrows
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001717:Birds; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007484:Iowa; D011041:Poisoning / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013217:Starvation / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*