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RAPTORS AHW Flashcards

1
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What are three different examples of hawks (long winged)

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Harris hawk
Goshawk
Red tailed hawk (buzzard)

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What are some examples of falcons (short winged)

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Peregrine falcon
Saker
Merlin

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3
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What is falconry?

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The keeping of falcons (or other birds of prey) and training them to hunt wild animals

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4
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What are the laws regarding taking birds of prey from the wild?

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Illegal unless got special permission from DEFRA
Don’t need licence from DEFRA is being treated by a vet and plan is to release it

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5
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What act protects wild animals?

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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

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6
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What is schedule 9?

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Any species listed in section 9 are non native and these animals legally can’t be released or allowed to escape

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7
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What is the schedule 9 rerelease exceptions list and what animals are commonly on there?

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These animals can be rereleased into the wild after a period of rehabilitation

Barn own
Northern goshawk
Red kite
White tailed eagle

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8
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What is the legal requirement for keeping captive bred birds?

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No legal requirement

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9
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What are the four most common reasons for welfare problems?

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Poor diet
Housing problems
Lack of exercise
Lack of social interaction

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10
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What is flight weight

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Ideal weight for flying (lowest weight that allows optimum flying)

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11
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What are the three different meanings for cast?

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The method to hold the bird for examination
To regurgitate a pellet
Two or more birds flown together

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12
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What is footing

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When a bird strikes with its foot (its painful)

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13
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What is cast off?

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When a bird is released from the fist

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14
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What does imping?

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Replacement of dead feathers, gluing a new tip onto the end of

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15
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What are mutes?

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Droppings or faeces

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16
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What is a mews?

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The building that a bird is kept it

17
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What are the basic systems that animals are kept?

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Aviaries
Tethered on blocks or perches

18
Q

What are the two different perches?

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Bow —> more wide use —> mimics tree branches
Block—> better for falcons —> mimics stones

19
Q

What are the three different perch surfaces?

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Astroturf
Nylon
Natural materials (bark and cork)

20
Q

What should raptors eat?

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An entire carcass (they’ll regurgitate the indigestible part such as bones)
Should be a mixture of different animals
Shouldn’t be purely meat (fillets etc.)

21
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What should the calcium phosphorus ratio be?

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2;1 in growing birds
1.5:1 in mature birds

22
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How to cast a bird?

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Using a towel, grab the bird from behind and ideally cover head if not hooded
Place one side of bird against your body
Move one hand to place fingers around leg

23
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What are the three most common bird injuries?

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Wing tip oedema (swelling)
Pododermatitis
Blunt trauma

24
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What are the causes of pododermatitis in birds of prey?

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Injury (rodent bites)
Self injury (when trying to catch prey)
Incorrect perch/ perch covering
Obesity
Nutritional deficiencies

25
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How can we prevent pododermatitis?

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Balanced diet
Clean environment
Cover perches with suitable material
Handle and fly more

26
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What are the causes and ways to prevent wing tip oedema?

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It is reduced blood flow to the wing tips
Can be prevented by keeping birds warm and dry

27
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What exam should you always do on birds of prey?

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Ophthalmology

28
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What are signs of enteritis?

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Abnormal mutes (poo)
Can vor it or regurgitate their food
Blood or undigested food in their faeces

29
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What are the signs and causes of parasite infections?

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Coccidia can cause diarrhoea
White plaques in mouth
Can freeze food and then fully defrost to prevent infections
Caused by multiple birds housed near each other and bad hygiene/ biosecurity

30
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What are the causes of crop stasis (holding food in mouth)

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Crop infection
Inappropriate food
Dehydration
Low body condition
Over full crop/ over gorging

31
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What is the number one rule about feeding taproots

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Don’t feed if it hasn’t cast yet, as risk of gut obstructiom

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