Fish-line Entanglement of Nesting Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura

Authors

  • Glenn H. Parker Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6
  • Chris G. Blomme Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i4.522

Keywords:

Zenaida macroura, Mourning Dove, monofilament, fish line, avian anthropogenic hazards

Abstract

We give a detailed account of monofilament entanglement in nesting material of a gravid female Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) which resulted in death. Such incidents substantiate the hazards of anthropogenic materials and the need to dispose of them with due diligence.

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