Study

Marking of deer fences to reduce frequency of collisions by woodland grouse

  • Published source details Baines D. & Andrew M. (2003) Marking of deer fences to reduce frequency of collisions by woodland grouse. Biological Conservation, 110, 169-176.

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Mark fences to reduce bird collision mortality

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Bird Conservation
  1. Mark fences to reduce bird collision mortality

    In a randomised, replicated and controlled study at thirteen sites in the Scottish Highlands from April 1995 to May 1997 (Baines & Andrew 2003), significantly fewer birds collided with sections of deer fence marked with orange netting (0.35 collisions/km/month) than with unmarked control sections (1.13 collisions/km/month). A total of 437 birds collided with the fences, 92% of which were gamebirds (red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus accounted for 42%, black grouse Tetrao tetrix 29% and western capercaillie  Tetrao urogallus 20%). Collision rates in marked sections were 91% lower for black grouse and 64% lower for capercallie than in control sections. A total of 20 km of ten different fences was tested, with two 1 km stretches of each fence being randomly assigned to treatments.

     

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