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WITH the wild population of many species of birds of prey declining rapidly because of chlorinated hydrocarbon pollution and habitat deterioration, efforts to propagate raptors in captivity have increased in spite of the difficulties involved1,2. I have found that, properly handled, imprinted red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) can be brought into full reproductive condition in isolation from a conspecific mate, and that artificial insemination can be used for fertilization.
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TEMPLE, S. Artificial Insemination with Imprinted Birds of Prey. Nature 237, 287–288 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237287a0
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