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Ball S, Caravaggi A, Keogh G, Butler F. Dublin Hareport: The movement ecology and airfield interactions of resident, airside hares, at an international airport. Ecol Evol 2024; 14:e11490. [PMID: 38826164 PMCID: PMC11139675 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Understanding how animals move and use space within an environment is vital for the development and implementation of effective management actions. Within airfield environments, animal movement can present a substantial risk to aircraft, resulting in wildlife-aircraft collisions (strikes) if animals enter into the manoeuvring areas of the airfield, namely the runways, taxiways and areas that connect the two (hereafter collectively referred to as 'tarmacked areas'). However, reliable ecological data to inform management decisions can be difficult to obtain in such environments, due to access restrictions. Here, we present the first GPS data describing the movement ecology and spatial use of mammals on an airfield - Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus), at Dublin International Airport - through the deployment of five GPS collars. A total of 4571 tarmacked area interactions were recorded between December 2021 and August 2022, with all five hares engaging with tarmacked areas. Between December and August, the highest number of interactions were recorded for the month of April (n = 1073), followed by March (n = 703). There was a mean of 4.3 (range: 0-65) interactions with tarmacked areas, per hare, per day throughout the study period. Hares most frequently engaged with tarmacked areas between 05:00 and 07:59, with some seasonal variation. The greatest cumulative distance moved per month was observed in May (505 km) and April (503 km). We identified that the average home range size of collared hares was 2.8 km2 (±SD 0.1 km2), based on 95% Kernel Utilisation Distribution. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the hares incorporate tarmacked area habitat types into their home ranges with up to 13% of one individual's movements incorporating these areas. Our study demonstrates the suitability of GPS tracking devices for studying the movement ecology of high-risk mammal species at airfields in order to inform airside management practices.
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- Samantha Ball
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science, Distillery FieldsUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Dublin AirportAirport Fire and Rescue ServiceDublinIreland
- Department of Natural Sciences Atlantic TechnologicMarine & Freshwater Research CentreGalwayIreland
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- School of Biological and Forensic SciencesUniversity of South WalesPontypriddUK
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- Dublin AirportAirport Fire and Rescue ServiceDublinIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science, Distillery FieldsUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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Sunde P, Böcker F, Rauset GR, Kjellander P, Chrenkova M, Skovdal TM, van Beeck Calkoen S, Mayer M, Heurich M. Mammal responses to predator scents across multiple study areas. Ecosphere 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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- Peter Sunde
- Department of Ecoscience—Wildlife Ecology Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of Forest and Society Forest Research Institute Baden‐Württemberg Freiburg Germany
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- Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Science Riddarhyttan Sweden
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research Trondheim Norway
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- Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Science Riddarhyttan Sweden
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia České Budějovice Czech Republic
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- Department of Visitor Management and National Park Monitoring Bavarian Forest National Park Grafenau Germany
- Wildlife Ecology and Management University of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Ecoscience—Wildlife Ecology Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of Visitor Management and National Park Monitoring Bavarian Forest National Park Grafenau Germany
- Wildlife Ecology and Management University of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
- Institute for Forest and Wildlife Management Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Koppang Norway
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Mayer M, Lian M, Fuchs B, Robstad CA, Evans AL, Perrin KL, Greunz EM, Laske TG, Arnemo JM, Rosell F. Retention and loss of PIT tags and surgically implanted devices in the Eurasian beaver. BMC Vet Res 2022; 18:219. [PMID: 35689280 PMCID: PMC9188177 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-022-03333-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Passive integrated transponder devices (PIT tags) are a valuable tool for individual identification of animals. Similarly, the surgical implantation of transmitters and bio-loggers can provide useful data on animal location, physiology and behavior. However, to avoid unnecessary recapture and related stress of study animals, PIT tags and bio-loggers should function reliably for long periods of time. Here, we evaluated the retention of PIT tags, and of very high frequency (VHF) transmitters and bio-loggers that were either implanted subcutaneously or into the peritoneal cavity of Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber). RESULTS Over a 21-year period, we implanted PIT tags in 456 individuals and failed to detect a PIT tag at recapture in 30 cases, consisting of 26 individuals (6% of individuals). In all instances, we were still able to identify the individual due to the presence of unique ear tag numbers and tail scars. Moreover, we implanted 6 VHFs, 36 body temperature loggers and 21 heart rate loggers in 28 individuals, and experienced frequent loss of temperature loggers (at least 6 of 23 recaptured beavers) and heart rate loggers (10 of 18 recaptured beavers). No VHFs were lost in 2 recaptured beavers. CONCLUSIONS Possible causes for PIT tag loss (or non-detection) were incorrect implantation, migration of the tag within the body, a foreign body reaction leading to ejection, or malfunctioning of the tag. We speculate that logger loss was related to a foreign body reaction, and that loggers were either rejected through the incision wound or, in the case of temperature loggers, possibly adhered and encapsulated to intestines, and then engulfed by the gastro-intestinal tract and ejected. We discuss animal welfare implications and give recommendations for future studies implanting bio-loggers into wildlife.
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- Martin Mayer
- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø i Telemark, Norway.
- Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Grenåvej 14, 8410, Rønde, Denmark.
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Koppang, Norway
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Koppang, Norway
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø i Telemark, Norway
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Koppang, Norway
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- Center for Zoo and Wild Animal Health, Copenhagen Zoo, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido, CA, USA
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- Center for Zoo and Wild Animal Health, Copenhagen Zoo, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Koppang, Norway
- Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø i Telemark, Norway
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Mayer M, Haugaard L, Sunde P. Scared as a hare: effects of capture and experimental disturbance on survival and movement behavior of European hares. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Martin Mayer
- M. Mayer (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9905-3625) ✉ , L. Haugaard and P. Sunde (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7485-037X), Dept of Bioscience, Aarhus Univ., Rønde, Denmark
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- M. Mayer (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9905-3625) ✉ , L. Haugaard and P. Sunde (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7485-037X), Dept of Bioscience, Aarhus Univ., Rønde, Denmark
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- M. Mayer (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9905-3625) ✉ , L. Haugaard and P. Sunde (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7485-037X), Dept of Bioscience, Aarhus Univ., Rønde, Denmark
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