2000至2006年特有生物研究保育中心野生動物急救站傷病及死亡猛禽病例分析

Causes of Morbidity and Mortality of Wild Raptors Admitted to the Wildlife First Aid Station of Endemic Species Research Institute, 2000-2006

本研究以台灣地區野生猛禽送至農委會特有生物研究保育中心（以下簡稱特生中心）野生動物急救站醫療處理之病例，探討造成猛禽傷病及死亡的主要原因及處理結果。自2000年至2006年特生中心野生動物急救站共醫療處理野生猛禽病例有22種683隻。野生猛禽傷病及死亡的原因主要以創傷占最大部分（48.46%），其他原因分別為落巢幼鳥（24.60%）、營養不良或消瘦（18.89%）、中毒（2.93%）、傳染病（0.44%），以及未知或無法確定之病例（4.69%）。經醫療處理後野放回野外動物占46.56%、醫療期間死亡或安樂死動物占41.00%，以及因永久殘廢須長期收容占12.45%。從本研究中指出創傷是造成野生猛禽傷病而被送到特生中心野生動物急救站醫治的最主要原因。 This study was intended to identify causes of morbidity and mortality of wild raptors in Taiwan. During the period from 2000 to 2006, 683 raptors representing 22 species were admitted to the Wildlife First Aid Station of the Endemic Species Research Institute (ESRI). Causes of their morbidity and mortality were found to be trauma (48.46%), orphaned young (24.6%), metabolic and nutritional disease (18.89%), susceptive toxicosis (2.93%), infectious disease (0.44%), and unknown (4.69%). After treatment, 46.56% of them were cured and released to the wild, 41% died or were euthanized, and 12.45% were kept in captivity permanently. Trauma was the major cause of morbidity and mortality for the wild raptors in Taiwan.