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Title:
USE OF CLAP TRAPS IN CAPTURING NONMIGRATORY WHOOPING CRANES IN FLORIDA


Date: 2008


Authors:
JEANNETTE M. PARKER, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
MARTIN J. FOLK, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
STEPHEN B. BAYNES, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
KRISTEN L. CANDELORA, Florida Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit

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Citation:
Parker, J. M., M. J. Folk, S. B. Baynes, and K. L. Candelora. 2008. Use of clap traps in capturing nonmigratory whooping cranes in Florida. Proceedings of the North American Crane Workshop 10:141-145.

Abstract:
Between March 2001 and April 2005 we captured 28 nonmigratory Florida whooping cranes (Grus americana) with clap traps. Out of the 6 different capture methods we employed, the clap trap accounted for 42% of our birds captured. Its ability to safely capture one crane or multiple cranes simultaneously, flexibility in size and placement, and low cost make it an important tool to facilitate transmitter replacements and health checks among the experimental Florida whooping crane population.

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