A New Noninvasive Method for Detecting Mammals From Birds' Nests

Mária Tóth

doi:10.2193/2006-501

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1 July 2008 A New Noninvasive Method for Detecting Mammals From Birds' Nests

Mária Tóth

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J. of Wildlife Management, 72(5):1237-1240 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2193/2006-501

Abstract

Certain birds use mammal hair for the lining or structural strengthening of their nest. As a result, many bird nests can be regarded as natural hair snares. Preliminary studies indicate that analyses of hairs found in birds' nests are an effective method for detecting and identifying mammals that live in or migrate through an area and could be a useful tool to gain information about rare or hard to detect mammals. I documented 27 mammal taxa that were identified from hair collected from >3,000 nests. This study summarizes the results of 4 projects that represent application of this technique. This noninvasive method appears to be a useful tool for easily accessing basic faunistical data about mammal fauna of the given area.

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Mária Tóth "A New Noninvasive Method for Detecting Mammals From Birds' Nests," Journal of Wildlife Management 72(5), 1237-1240, (1 July 2008). https://doi.org/10.2193/2006-501

Published: 1 July 2008

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