Raptor Hacking

Authors

  • Mike Pratt West Sound Wildlife Shelter

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v29.78

Keywords:

Raptor, hacking, raptor release

Abstract

In the raptor rehabilitation field, hacking is a special procedure for raising juvenile raptors that simulates natural fledging and allows young raptors—those that cannot yet fly and either are still restricted to or just leaving the nest—a gradual acclimation to independence. Hacking also is known as a ‘soft release.’ This paper focuses on hacking raptors and discusses advantages, disadvantages, hacking age, procedures, hack box design and construction, site selection, fledging age of raptor species, and hack release.

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Author Biography

Mike Pratt, West Sound Wildlife Shelter

Mike Pratt is Director of Wildlife Services at West Sound Wildlife and is a licensed rehabilitator holding both federal and state wildlife rehabilitation permits. He has over twenty years experience in raptor rehabilitation, management, and training. Mike also worked as Bird Curator at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science Raptor Center and as Operations Manager at World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri. Mike is a member of NWRA, IWRC, and IAATE.

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Johnsgard, P. A. 1988. North American Owls. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press: Washington, DC.

Naisbitt, R. and P. Holz. 2004. Captive Raptor Management & Rehabilitation. Hancock House Publishers: Blaine, WA.

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Adult male whip–poor–will (Caprimulgus vociferus). Artwork by Chris Kerrigan.

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Published

2011-06-30

How to Cite

Pratt, M. (2011). Raptor Hacking. Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin, 29(1), 34–38. https://doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v29.78

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Original Articles

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