Captive breeding of peregrine and other falcons in Great Britain and implications for conservation of wild populations

• Published in: Endangered species research Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 243 - 257
• Main Authors: Fleming, LV, Douse, AF, Williams, NP
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Falco peregrinus; British Isles

Numbers of captive-bred peregrine falcons Falco peregrinus and other species of falcon, which are subject to compulsory registration in Britain, increased substantially over the period from 1983 to 2008, such that 7800 were registered in captivity in 2007. Much of this in-crease has been due to the...