Factors Affecting Flight Initiation Distance in American Robins

The results of this study suggest that restriction of humans to paths in management areas where species of conservation concern are breeding and foraging may reduce the negative effects of humans on birds, and possibly on other wildlife. In addition, wildlife managers establishing setback distances...

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Published in:The Journal of wildlife management 2006-12, Vol.70 (6), p.1796-1800
Main Authors: EASON, PERRI K, SHERMAN, PETER T, RANKIN, OTWELL, COLEMAN, BRIAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Aerial locomotion
Animal behavior
Birds
Experimentation
flight initiation distance
Foraging
human disturbance
Humans
Protected areas
Research Notes
risk assessment
s
set-back distance
Studies
Turdus migratorius
Wildlife
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife management
Wildlife observation
wildlife watching
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Summary:The results of this study suggest that restriction of humans to paths in management areas where species of conservation concern are breeding and foraging may reduce the negative effects of humans on birds, and possibly on other wildlife. In addition, wildlife managers establishing setback distances in protected areas (Rodgers and Smith 1995) should consider the possibility that juveniles may be more sensitive to humans and thus specifically examine juveniles' responses to human visitors in calculating appropriate setback distances.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[1796:FAFIDI]2.0.CO;2