@article {7898,
	title = {A retrospective study of presentation, treatment, and outcome of free-ranging raptors in Greece (1997-2000)},
	journal = {Journal of Zoo and Wildlife MedicineJournal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine},
	volume = {36},
	number = {2},
	year = {2005},
	note = {Times Cited: 0ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 30959ms},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {222-228},
	abstract = {A retrospective study was conducted on free-ranging raptors (n = 402) presented to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, during a 3-yr period (1997-2000). Representatives of 19 species were admitted from taxonomic orders Accipitriformes (n = 295), Falcon-iformes (n = 35), and Strigiformes (n = 72). Traumatic injuries (n = 305, 75.8\%) were the most common cause of presentation in all raptors. Starvation (n 38 birds, 9.4\%) was the second most common reason, whereas toxicoses (n = 28, 6.9\%) were suspected in a limited number of birds. Orphans (n = 31, 7.7\%) were presented during breeding season primarily because of inappropriate human intervention. Surgical and medical treatment was given to all birds when necessary. In total, 229 (56.9\%) of the presented raptors were successfully rehabilitated and released, 121 (30\%) were rehabilitated but nonreleasable, whereas 52 (12.9\%) of them died despite treatment. Human intervention (79.2\%) plays the most important role in birds of prey morbidity and mortality.},
	keywords = {Aves, diseases, free-ranging raptors, Greece, morbidity, mortality},
	author = {Komnenou, A. T. and Georgopoulou, I. and Savvas, I. and Dessiris, A.}
}
