Methods for capturing African fish eagles on water
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Date
2004
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Publisher
Wildlife Society Bulletin
Abstract
Twelve adult African fish eagles (Haliaeetus vocifer) were captured on water using a floating
fish “snare vest” on Lake Victoria near Entebbe and Lake Mburo in Uganda. The snare
vest comprised 8–12 monofilament nylon snares attached to a floating 15–25-cm Nile
tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Capture success was 17% of birds that struck the bait at
Lake Mburo and 10% at Lake Victoria. The success rate was dependent on multifactorial
local site conditions, operator experience, and snare design. The methods described are
the first detailed report on the capture of this species, and the snare vest highlights subtle
variations in technique from those reported for the capture of other large eagle species.
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Keywords
African fish eagle, Floating fish snare capture methods, Haliaeetus vocifer, Snare vest, Uganda
Citation
Hollamby, S., Afema‐Azikuru, J., Bowerman, W. W., Cameron, K. N., Dranzoa, C., Gandolf, A. R., ... & Rumbeiha, W. K. (2004). Methods for capturing African fish eagles on water. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 32(3), 680-684.