Radio Tracking Study of Lapwing Chicks Begins
The Trust has just started a radio tracking study to determine the factors that influence the survival of lapwing chicks to fledgling. Through this research we will explore the relative importance of starvation and predation as causes of chick mortality among the population of breeding lapwing in Boora.
Wild partridge management has delivered a fantastic dividend for biodiversity, particularly for breeding lapwings, which are another red-data species of conservation concern. Quite un-expectedly breeding lapwings have responded spectacularly to wild partridge management. The study will be on-going until a statistically robust number of broods can be radio-tracked.
The Trust is grateful for the support of Dublin Zoo, Fota Wildlife Park Dr David Butler of Perdix Wildife Supplies & the National Parks & Wildlife Service Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht