Editorial Type:
Article Category: Letter
| Online Publication Date: 02 Oct 2020
Oil Contamination of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in the Mediterranean Sea: An Underestimated Threat for the Species?
Oil Contamination of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in the Mediterranean Sea: An Underestimated Threat for the Species?
Page Range: 322 – 325
Keywords:
Osprey
; Pandion haliaetus;
drone
;
Malta
;
marine environment
;
oil pollution
;
raptor
;
wildlife safety
Copyright: © 2020 The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. 2020
Figure 1.
(a) Aerial image of the island of Cominotto (Malta), with star symbol indicating the place where the Osprey was observed; (b) view of the south-facing cliff of Cominotto Island and of the point where the Osprey was perched (star symbol); (c) the oil-contaminated Osprey, with inset showing the ringed leg, extracted from the drone's video record. Photo courtesy of Saveriu Vella.
Contributor Notes
1 Email address: flaviomonti00@gmail.com
Associate Editor: Christopher J. Farmer
Received: 08 Oct 2019
Accepted: 03 Feb 2020