A how-to guide to the use of creance flying in raptor rehabilitation.Topics include:
- Which
birds can be creance-flown
- Equipment
- How to capture a raptor
- How to weigh a raptor
- What to look for in a preflight exam
- How to place a raptor in a transport
crate
- How often a bird should be exercised
- How long each exercise session should
be
- Evaluating flight mechanics, strength, and endurance
- How to know when a
bird is ready for release
63 pages, with illustrations and photographs
Price: $12 per copy plus shipping
and handling
To order, e-mail raptor@umn.edu, call 612-624-4745, or mail
your order to The Raptor Center, 1920 Fitch Ave., St. Paul, MN
55108. Credit cards are
accepted.
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