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2012

Aguilar, R.F., J.N. Yoshicedo, and C.N. Parish. 2012. Ingluviotomy Tube Placement for Lead-induced Crop Stasis in the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 26(3):176-181. DOI:10.1647/2010-029R2.1
Altamirano, T.A., J.T. Ibarra, F. Hernández, I. Rojas, J. Laker, and C. Bonacic. 2012. Hábitos de nidificación de las aves del bosque templado andino de Chile. Fondo de Protección Ambiental, Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Serie Fauna Australis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
Burnham, K.K., W.A. Burnham, I. Newton, J.A. Johnson, and A.G. Gosler. 2012. The History and Rage Expansion of Peregrine Falcons in the Thule Area, Northwest Greenland. Monographs on Greenland 352: 1-106.
Chaudhry, M.J.I., D. Ogada, R.N. Malik, M. Virani, and M. Giovanni. 2012. First evidence that populations of the critically endangered Longbilled Vulture Gyps indicus in Pakistan have increased following the ban of the toxic veterinary drug diclofenac in south Asia. Birdscapes 22(04): 389-397. DOI:10.1017/S0959270912000445
Davies, R. and M. Virani. 2012. Click and Log a Raptor - New high-tech mapping device for Africa. Swara July-Sept: 44-49.
Hunt, W.G. 2012. Implications of sublethal lead exposure in avian scavengers. Journal of Raptor Research 46(4): 389-393. DOI:10.3356/JRR-11-85.1
Ibarra, J.T., N. Gálvez, A. Gimona, T.A. Altamirano, I. Rojas, A. Hester, J. Laker, and C. Bonacic. 2012. Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes) and Austral Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium nanum) stand use in a gradient of disrupted and old growth Andean temperate forests,Chile. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 47(1): 33-40. DOI:10.1080/01650521.2012.665632
Kapila, S. 2012. Lake Baringo - Another casualty of the furadan scourge. Swara 2012(3): 58-63.
Kendall, C. 2012. Alternative strategies in avian scavengers: how subordinate species foil the despotic distribution. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Dec. DOI:10.1007/s00265-012-1458-5
Kendall, C. 2012. Poison Empties Skies That Once Were Full. Swara July-Sept: 24-29.
Kendall, C. and M. Virani. 2012. Assessing Mortality of African Vultures Using Wing Tags and GSM-GPS Transmitters. Journal of Raptor Research 46(1): 135-140. DOI:10.3356/JRR-10-87.1
Kendall, C. and M. Virani. 2012. Assessing mortality of African vultures using wing tags and GSM-GPS transmitters. Journal of Raptor Research 46(01):135-140. DOI:10.3356/JRR-10-87.1
Kendall, C., M. Virani, P. Kirui, S. Thomsett, and M. Githiru. 2012. Mechanisms of coexistence in vultures: Understanding the patterns of fulture abundance at carcases in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. The Condor 114(3): 523-531. DOI:10.1525/cond.2012.100196
Keys, G. and R. Johnson. 2012. Rainforest Raptors in the Heart of Africa. Swara July-Sept: 32-35.
Lancaster, S., N.L. Richards, A. Gachangja, D. Ogada, M. Gudka, J.O. Lalah, P.O. Otieno, M. Virani, and D. Martins. 2012. Environmental monitoring in Kenya: preserving the biodiversity of East Africa. Environmental Chemistry Group Bulletin Sept. 3-8.
Monadjem, A., M. Virani, C. Jackson, and A. Reside. 2012. Rapid decline and shift in the future distribution predicted for the endangered Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae due to climate change. Bird Conservation International Available on CJO2012. DOI:10.1017/S0959270912000330
Mutia, T.M., M. Virani, W.N. Moturi, B. Muyela, W.J. Mavura, and J.O. Lalah. 2012. Copper, lead and cadmium concentrations in surface water, sediment and fish, C. Carpio, samples from Lake Naivasha: effect of recent anthropogenic activities. Environmental Earth Sciences 67(04): 1121-1130. DOI:10.1007/s12665-012-1556-8
Ogada, D. and P. Kibuthu. 2012. Breeding ecology of Mackinder’s Eagle-Owls (Bubo capensis mackinderi) in farmlands of central Kenya. Journal of Raptor Research 46(4):327–335. DOI:10.3356/JRR-11-90.1
Ogada, D., M.E. Torchin, M.F. Kinnaird, and V.O. Ezenwa. 2012. Effects of vulture declines on facultative scavengers and potential implications for mammalian disease transmission. Conservation Biology 26(03): 453-460. DOI:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01827.x
Otieno, P.O., K.-W. Schramm, G. Pfister, J.O. Lalah, S. O. Ojwach, and M. Virani. 2012. Spatial Distribution and Temporal Trend in Concentration of Carbofuran, Diazinon and Chlorpyrifos Ethyl Residues in Sediment and Water in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 88(4): 526-532. DOI:10.1007/s00128-012-0529-7
Piana, R.P. and S. Marsden. 2012. Diversity, Community Structure, and Niche Characteristics within a Diurnal Raptor Assemblage of Northwestern Peru. The Condor 114(2): 279-289. DOI:10.1525/cond.2012.100163
Reson, E.O. 2012. Assessing Maasai Attitudes Toward Vultures. Swara July-Sept: 59-61.
Rideout, B.A., I. Stalis, R. Papendick, A. Pessier, B. Puschner, M.E. Finkelstein, D.R. Smith, M. Johnson, M. Mace, R.K. Stroud, J. Brandt, J. Burnett, C.N. Parish, J. Petterson, C. Witte, C. Stringfield, K. Orr, J. Zuba, M. Wallace, and J. Grantham. 2012. Patterns of mortality in free-ranging California Condors (Gymnogyps californianus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48(1): 95–112.
Rivera, J.L., K.M. Levenstein, J.C. Bednarz, H. Vargas, V. Carrion, and P.G. Parker. 2012. Implications of Goat Eradication on the Survivorship of the Galapagos Hawk. Journal of Wildlife Management 76(6): 1197–1204. DOI:10.1002/jwmg.372
Virani, M. 2012. Raptors in Crisis - Finding a Balance. Swara July-Sept: 20-22.
Virani, M., A. Monadjem, S. Thomsett, and C. Kendall. 2012. Seasonal variation in breeding Rüppell’s Vultures Gyps rueppellii at Kwenia, southern Kenya and implications for conservation. Bird Conservation International 22(03): 260-269. DOI:10.1017/S0959270911000505

2011

Angulo, F and R.P. Piana. 2011. Records of Semi-collared Hawk Accipiter collaris in northern Peru. Cotinga 33: 87–89.
Buechley, E. 2011. Augur Buzzard Declines at Lake Naivasha. Swara July: 54-56.
Burnham, K.K. and I. Newton. 2011. Seasonal movements of Gyrfalcons Falco rusticolus include extensive periods at sea. Ibis (2011), 153, 468–484.
Fuchs, J., S. Chen, J.A. Johnson, and D.P. Mindell. 2011. Pliocene diversification within the South American forest falcons (Falconidae: Micrastur). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 60: 398-407.
Heinrich, W.R. 2011. Peregrine Falcon recovery in the continental United States, 1974-1999, with notes on related programs of The Peregrine Fund. Pages 431-444 in Sielicki, J. and Mizera, T. (Eds.). Peregrine Falcon Populations: Status and Perspectives in the 21st Century. Turul Publishing, Warsaw, Poland and Poznañ University of Life Sciences Press, Poznañ.
Hunt, W.G. 2011. Christy and the Cliff Swallow. Birdwatching 2011 (June): 32-34.
Hunt, W.G. 2011. On being a bird in the Arctic. Pages (1): 27-32 in R.T. Watson, T.Cade, M.Fuller, W.G. Hunt and E. Potapov (Eds.) Gyrfalcons and Ptarmigan in a Changing World. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/gpcw.2011.0103
Hunt, W.G. 2011. Silent Alert - An appreciation of the Cooper's Hawk. Living Bird 30(2): 16-19.
Johnson, J.A., S. Talbot, G. Sage, K.K. Burnham, J. Brown, T. Maechtle, W.S. Seegar, M. Yates, B. Anderson, and D.P. Mindell. 2011. The use of genetics for the management of a recovering population: Temporal assessment of migratory Peregrine Falcons in North America. PLoS ONE 2(11): e14042. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0014042
Kapila, S. 2011. The predator from the skies threatened on land. Komba 2011(3): 19-21.
Lalah, J.O., P.O. Otieno, N.L. Richards, M. Odino, L. Frank, A. Cotterill, S. Dolrenry, L. Hazzah, D. Ogada, M. Virani, and D. J. Martins. 2011. A Chronicling of Long-Standing Carbofuran Use and its Menace to Wildlife in Kenya. Pages 39-98 in Richards, N. (Ed). Carbofuran and Wildlife Poisoning: Global Perspectives and Forensic Approaches. Wiley. DOI:10.1002/9781119998532.ch3
Lancaster, S., N.L. Richards, A. Gachangja, D. Ogada, M. Gudka, J.O. Lalah, M. Virani, P.O. Otieno, and D. Martins. 2011. Environmental monitoring in Kenya: preserving the biodiversity of East Africa. Environmental Chemistry Group Bulletin 2011(Sept): 3-9.
Muela, A., M. Curti, Y. Seminario, and A. Hernandez. 2011. An incubating Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus) as a host for a vampire bat. Journal of Raptor Research 45(3): 277-279.
Oaks, J.L. and R.T. Watson. 2011. South Asian Vultures in Crisis: Environmental Contamination with a Pharmaceutical. Pages 413-441 in Elliot, J., et al. (Eds.). Wildlife Ecotoxicology: Forensic Approaches. Springer, New York, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London.
Ogada, D. and R. Buij. 2011. Large declines of the Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus across its African range. Ostrich 82(2): 101-113.
Ogada, D., F. Keesing, and M. Virani. 2011. Dropping dead: causes and consequences of vulture population declines worldwide. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2011) 1-15. DOI:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06293.x
Otieno, P.O., J.O. Lalah, M. Virani, I.O. Jondiko, and K.-W. Schramm. 2011. Carbofuran use and abuse in Kenya: Residues in soils, plants, water courses and the African white-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) found dead. The Environmentalist (2011) 31: 382-393.
Palasios, D., S. Salazar, and H. Vargas. 2011. Galapagos Marine Vertebrates: Responses to environmental variability and potential impacts of climate change . Pages 69-80 in I. Larrea and G. Di Carlo (Eds.) Galápagos Marine Vertebrates: Responses to Environmental Variability and Potential Impacts of Climate Change. WWF, Gland, Switzerland and Conservation International, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Rivera, J.L., H. Vargas, and P.G. Parker. 2011. Natal Dispersal and Sociality of Young Galapagos Hawks on Santiago Island. The Open Ornithology Journal 2011 (4): 12-16.
Seipke, S., F. Voeroes Dénes, F. Pallinger, R. Thorstrom, J.-M. Thiollay, L. Fábio Silveira, and W.S. Clark. 2011. Field identification of White-collared Kite Leptodon forbesi and similar-looking species in north-east Brazil. Neotropical Birding 8: 29-39.
Seminario, Y., R. Phillips, and M. Curti. 2011. Observations of the post-fledging behavior and prey of the Solitary Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus solitarius). Journal of Raptor Research 45(3): 261-264.
Vargas-González, J. de J. and H. Vargas. 2011. Nesting density of Harpy Eagles in Darien with population size estimates for Panama. Journal of Raptor Research 45(3): 199-210.
Voeroes Dénes, F., L. Fábio Silveira, S. Seipke, R. Thorstrom, W.S. Clark, and J.-M. Thiollay. 2011. The White-collared Kite (Leptodon forbesi Swann, 1922) and a review of the taxonomy of the Grey-headed kite (Leptodon cayanensis Latham, 1790). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123(2): 323-331.

2010

Berry, R.B., C.W. Benkman, A. Muela, Y. Seminario, and M. Curti. 2010. Isolation and decline of a population of the Orange-breasted Falcon. The Condor 112(3): 479–489. DOI:10.1525/cond.2010.100012
Kapila, S. 2010. Fishing for Fish Eagles on Lake Naivasha. Swara (2010)1: 70-71.
Otieno, P.O., J.O. Lalah, M. Virani, I.O. Jondiko, and K.-W. Schramm. 2010. Carbofuran and its Toxic Metabolites Provide Forensic Evidence for Furadan Exposure in Vultures (Gyps africanus) in Kenya. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. DOI:10.1007/s00128-010-9956-5
Otieno, P.O., J.O. Lalah, M. Virani, I.O. Jondiko, and K.-W. Schramm. 2010. Soil and water contamination with carbofuran residues in agricultural farmlands in Kenya following the application of the technical formulation Furadan. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B (2010) 45: 137–144. DOI:10.1080/03601230903472058
Piana, R.P., S. Crespo, F Angulo, E. Ormaeche, and M Alzamora. 2010. Grey Hawk Buteo nitidus and Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus in north-west Peru. Cotinga 32: 37–39.
Rabearivony, J., A.P. Raselimanana, M.A. Andriamazava, R. Thorstrom, and L.-A. Rene de Roland. 2010. A new locality for the endangered microhylid frog Scaphiophryne boribory from northern Madagascar and a rapid survey of other amphibians of the Bemanevika region. Herpetology Notes 3: 105-109.
Rabearivony, J., R. Thorstrom, L.-A. Rene de Roland, M.P.H. Rakotondratsima, T. Andriamalala, T.S. Sam, G. Razafimanjato, D. Rakotondravony, A.P. Raselimanana, and M. Rakotoson. 2010. Protected area surface extension in Madagascar: Do endemism and threatened species remain useful criteria for site selection? Madagascar Conservation & Development 5(1): 35-47. Species list.
Razafimahatratra, B., G. Razafimanjato, and R. Thorstrom. 2010. A new locality for the endangered day gecko Phelsuma klemmeri from western Madagascar. Herpetology Notes 3: 197-199.
Rene de Roland, L.-A. 2010. Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) nest in association with the colonial-nesting Sakalava Weaver (Ploceus sakalava). Malagasy Nature 4: 65-66.
Ríos, G.A., J.J. Serrano, M.J. Canelón, E.J. Briceño, and J. de J. Vargas-González. 2010. Primer registro de Águila Crestada Morphnus guianensis en los llanos occidentales de Venezuela. Cotinga 32: 160-161.
Sarasola, J.H., M.A. Santillán, and M.A. Galmes. 2010. Crowned eagles rarely prey on livestock in central Argentina: persecution is not justified. Endangered Species Research 11: 207-213. DOI:10.3354/esr00280
Sarasola, J.H., C. Solaro, M.A. Santillán, and M.A. Galmes. 2010. Communal Roosting Behavior and Winter Diet of the White-Tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) in an Agricultural Habitat on the Argentine Pampas. Journal of Raptor Research 44(3): 202–207.
Smallie, J. and M. Virani. 2010. A preliminary assessment of the potential risks from electrical infrastructure to large birds in Kenya. Scopus 30: 32-39.
Tingay, R.E., M.A.C. Nicoll, P.D. Whitfield, S. Visal, and D.R.A. McLeod. 2010. Nesting ecology of the grey-headed fish eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus) at Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Journal of Raptor Research 44(3): 165-174.
Vargas-González, J. de J. 2010. El Águila Árpia: Una especie en Peligro de Extinción. En Ambiente 7(22): 10-11.
Vargas-González, J. de J. 2010. Investigación para la conservación del Águila Arpia. En Ambiente 7(23): 13-14.
Virani, M. 2010. Stealth and the city: The predator of Nairobi streets. Swara 2010.
Virani, M., C. Kendall, P. Njoroge, and S. Thomsett. 2010. Major declines in the abundance of vultures and other scavenging raptors in and around the Masai Mara ecosystem, Kenya. Biological Conservation 144 (2011): 746–752. DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2010.10.024
Virani, M., P. Kirui, A. Monadjem, S. Thomsett, and M. Githiru. 2010. Nesting status of African White-backed Vultures Gyps africanus in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Ostrich 81(3): 205-209. DOI:10.2989/00306525.2010.519894
Virani, M., P. Njoroge, and I. Gordon. 2010. Disconcerting trends in populations of the endangered Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya. Ostrich 81(2): 155–158. DOI:10.2989/00306525.2010.488429
Watson, R.T. 2010. Lead fragments from spent ammunition in hunter-killed game animals: the source of lead exposure and its effects in California Condors. Pages 86-97 in Krone, O., Lead intoxication in birds of prey: causes, experiences, potential solutions. The White-tailed Sea Eagle as indicator. Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (IZW), Berlin, Germany.
Watson, R.T. 2010. Primary prevention of lead exposure from ingested spent Ammunition: solutions on behalf of California Condors and human health. Pages 114-121 in Krone, O., Lead intoxication in birds of prey: causes, experiences, potential solutions. The White-tailed Sea Eagle as indicator. Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (IZW), Berlin, Germany.

2009

Avery, D. and R.T. Watson. 2009. Distribution of venison to humanitarian organizations in the USA and Canada. Pages 157-160 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0114
Avery, D. and R.T. Watson. 2009. Regulation of lead-based ammunition around the world. Pages 161-168 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0115
Bedrosian, B., C.N. Parish, and D. Craighead. 2009. Difference between blood lead level detection techniques: Analysis within and amoung three techniques and four avian species. Pages 287-288 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0122
Burnham, K.K., W.A. Burnham, and I. Newton. 2009. Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus post-glacial colonization and extreme long-term use of nest-sites in Greenland. Ibis 151(3): 514-522. DOI:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00939.x
Chesley, J., P. Reinthal, C.N. Parish, K. Sullivan, and R. Sieg. 2009. Evidence for the source of lead contamination within the California condor. Pages 265 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0219
Curti, M. and U. Valdez. 2009. Incorporating Community Education in the Strategy for Harpy Eagle Conservation in Panama. Journal of Environmental Education 40(4): 3-15.
Green, R.E., W.G. Hunt, C.N. Parish, and I. Newton. 2009. Effectiveness of action to reduce exposure of free-ranging California condors in Arizona and Utah to lead from spent ammunition. Pages 240-253 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0218
Hunt, W.G. 2009. Golden Eagles and Us: Reflections on a most remarkable raptor. Living Bird 29(2): 20-29.
Hunt, W.G., W.A. Burnham, C.N. Parish, K.K. Burnham, B. Mutch, and J.L. Oaks. 2009. Bullet fragments in deer remains: implications for lead exposure in scavengers. Pages 254-258 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0123
Hunt, W.G., D.E. Driscoll, R.I. Mesta, J.H. Barclay, and R.E. Jackman. 2009. Migration and survival of juvenile bald eagles from Arizona. Journal of Raptor Research 43(2): 121-126.
Hunt, W.G., C.N. Parish, K. Orr, and R.F. Aguilar. 2009. Lead Poisoning and the Reintroduction of the California Condor in Northern Arizona. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 23(2): 145-150.
Johnson, J.A., R.E. Tingay, M. Culver, F. Hailer, M.L. Clarke, and D.P. Mindell. 2009. Long-term survival despite low genetic diversity in the critically endangered Madagascar fish-eagle. Molecular Ecology 18: 54-63. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04012.x
Lerner, H.R.L., J.A. Johnson, A.R. Lindsay, L. Kiff, and D.P. Mindell. 2009. It's not too late for the Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja): High levels of genetic diversity and differentiation can fuel conservation programs. PLoS ONE 4(10): e7336. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0007336
Macías-Duarte, A., A. Montoya, C.E. Méndez-González, J.R. Rodríguez-Salazar, W.G. Hunt, and P.G. Krannitz. 2009. Factors influencing habitat use by migratory grassland birds in Chihuahua, Mexico. The Auk 126(4): 896−905. DOI:10.1525/auk.2009.08251
Parish, C.N., W.G. Hunt, E. Feltes, R. Sieg, and K. Orr. 2009. Lead exposure among a reintroduced population of California condors in Northern Arizona and Southern Utah. Pages 259-264 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0217
Rene de Roland, L.-A. and R. Thorstrom. 2009. First record of Torotoroka Scops Owl Otus madagascariensis nesting on the ground. ABC Bulletin 16(1): 87-88.
Rene de Roland, L.-A., R. Thorstrom, G. Razafimanjato, M.P.H. Rakotondratsima, T. Andriamalala, and T.S. Sam. 2009. Surveys, distribution and current status of the Madagascar Harrier Circus macrosceles in Madagascar. Bird Conservation International. DOI:10.1017/S095927090900817X
Santillán, M.A., D.L. Carpintero, M.A. Galmes, and J.H. Sarasola. 2009. Presence of Cimicid Bugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) on a Crowned Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus coronatus) Nestling. Journal of Raptor Research 43(3).
Sieg, R., K. Sullivan, and C.N. Parish. 2009. Voluntary lead reduction efforts within the Northern Arizona range of the California condor. Pages 341-349 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0309
Stroud, R.K. and W.G. Hunt. 2009. Gunshot wounds: A source of lead in the environment. Pages 119-125 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0109
Virani, M. 2009. Hail the vulture - The Mr. Clean of East Africa. Swara 2009: 3.
Virani, M. 2009. International Vulture Awareness Day 2009: Celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya. Swara 2009: 4 58-63.
Virani, M. 2009. Spreading the conservation message by camera. Swara 2009: 2.
Virani, M. and D.M. Harper. 2009. Factors influencing the breeding performance of the Augur Buzzard Buteo augur in southern Lake Naivasha, Rift Valley, Kenya. Ostrich 80(1): 9-17. DOI:10.2989/OSTRICH.2009.80.1.2.760
Watson, R.T. and D. Avery. 2009. Hunters and anglers at risk of lead exposure in the United States. Pages 169-173 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0117

2008

Brown, J.L. and M.W. Collopy. 2008. Nest-site characteristics affect daily nest-survival rates of Northern Aplomado Falcons (Falco femoralis septentrionalis). The Auk 125(1): 105-112. DOI:10.1525/auk.2008.125.1.105
Canuto, M. 2008. Observations of two Hawk-Eagle species in a humid lowland tropical forest reserve in central Panama. Journal of Raptor Research 42(4): 287-292.
Fuchs, J., J.-M. Pons, S.M. Goodman, V. Bretagnolle, M. Melo, R.C.K. Bowie, D. Currie, R. Safford, M. Virani, S. Thomsett, A. Hija, C. Cruaud, and E. Pasquet. 2008. Tracing the colonization history of the Indian Ocean scops-owls (Strigiformes: Otus) with further insight into the spatio-temporal origin of the Malagasy avifauna. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8: 197. DOI:10.1186/1471-2148-8-197
Green, R.E., W.G. Hunt, C.N. Parish, and I. Newton. 2008. Effectiveness of action to reduce exposure of free-ranging California Condors in Arizona and Utah to Lead from Spent Ammunition. PLoS ONE 3(12). DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0004022
Hunt, W.G. 2008. Falcons and Falconers. Journal North American Falconers' Association 47: 28-31.
Johnson, J.A., M. Gilbert, M. Virani, M. Asim, and D.P. Mindell. 2008. Temporal genetic analysis of the critically endangered oriental white-backed vulture in Pakistan. Biological Conservation 2008. DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2008.07.001
Pain, D.J., C.G.R. Bowden, A.A. Cunningham, R. Cuthbert, D. Das, M. Gilbert, R.D. Jakati, Y. Jhala, A.A. Khan, V. Naidoo, J.L. Oaks, J. Parry-Jones, V. Prakash, A. Rahmani, S.P. Ranade, H.S. Baral, K.R. Senacha, S. Saravanan, N. Shah, G. Swan, D. Swarup, M.A. Taggart, R.T. Watson, M. Virani, K. Wolter, and R.E. Green. 2008. The race to prevent the extinction of South Asian vultures. Bird Conservation International 18: S30–S48. DOI:10.1017/S0959270908000324
Rabearivony, J., E. Fanameha, J. Mampiandra, and R. Thorstrom. 2008. Taboos and social contracts: Tools for ecosystem management--lessons from the Manambolomaty Lakes RAMSAR site, western Madagascar. Madagascar Conservation & Development 3(1): 7-16.
Thorstrom, R. and D. McQueen. 2008. Breeding and status of the Grenada Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus mirus). Ornitología Neotropical 19: 221-228.
Virani, M. 2008. Diet composition of Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest. Scopus 27: 6-9.
Virani, M. 2008. Saving East Africa's vultures. Kenya Birding 22-25.
Virani, M., J.B. Giri, R.T. Watson, and H.S. Baral. 2008. Surveys of Himalayan Vultures (Gyps himalayensis) in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Mustang, Nepal. Journal of Raptor Research 42(3): 197-203.
Watson, R.T., M. Gilbert, and M. Virani. 2008. Neck-drooping posture of Oriental White-Backed Vultures (Gyps bengalensis) in close proximity to human observers. Journal of Raptor Research 42(1): 66-67.

2007

Baral, N. and R. Gautam. 2007. Ecological Studies on Three Endangered Vulture Species in the Pokhara Valley, Nepal. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Bedfordshire, UK.
Baral, N. and R. Gautam. 2007. Population Status and Breeding Success of White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis in Rampur, Syanja and Tanahu, Nepal. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Bedfordshire, UK.
Bond, F.M. 2007. Role of falconers in New World raptor conservation and the law. Pages 193-203 in K.L. Bildstein, D.R. Barber, and A. Zimmerman (Eds.) Neotropical Raptors: Proceedings of the Second Neotropical Raptor Conference. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
Cade, T.J. 2007. Exposure of California Condors to lead from spent ammunition. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(7): 2125-2133. DOI:10.2193/2007-084
Gilbert, M., R.T. Watson, S. Ahmed, M. Asim, and J.A. Johnson. 2007. Vulture restaurants and their role in reducing diclofenac exposure in Asian vultures. Bird Conservation International 17: 63-77. DOI:10.1017/S0959270906000621
Gilbert, M., R.T. Watson, M. Virani, J.L. Oaks, S. Ahmed, M.J.I. Chaudhry, M. Arshad, S. Mahmood, A. Ali, and A.A. Khan. 2007. Neck-drooping posture in Oriental White-backed Vultures (Gyps bengalensis): An unsuccessful predictor of mortality and its probable role in thermoregulation. Journal of Raptor Research 41(1): 35-40.
Hunt, W.G., C.N. Parish, S.C. Farry, T.G. Lord, and R. Sieg. 2007. Movements of introduced condors in Arizona in relation to lead exposure. Pages 79-96 in A. Mee, L.S. Hall, and J. Grantham (Eds.) California Condors in the 21st Century. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C., USA and Nuttall Ornithological Club, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Johnson, J.A., K.K. Burnham, W.A. Burnham, and D.P. Mindell. 2007. Genetic structure among continental and island populations of gyrfalcons. Molecular Ecology 16: 3145-3160. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03373.x
Johnson, J.A., P.O. Dunn, and J.L. Bouzat. 2007. Effects of recent population bottlenecks on reconstructing the demographic history of prairie-chickens. Molecular Ecology 16: 2203-2222. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03285.x
Johnson, J.A., R. Thorstrom, and D.P. Mindell. 2007. Systematics and conservation of the hook-billed kite including the island taxa from Cuba and Grenada. Animal Conservation 2007: 1-11. DOI:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2007.00118.x
Parish, C.N., W.R. Heinrich, and W.G. Hunt. 2007. Lead exposure, diagnosis, and treatment in California Condors released in Arizona. Pages 97-108 in A. Mee, L.S. Hall, and J. Grantham (Eds.) California Condors in the 21st Century. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C., USA and Nuttall Ornithological Club, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Razafimanjato, G., L.-A. Rene de Roland, J. Rabearivony, and R. Thorstrom. 2007. Nesting biology and food habits of the Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus radama in the south-west and central plateau of Madagascar. Ostrich 78(1): 7-12. DOI:10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.1.2.46
Razafimanjato, G., T.S. Sam, and R. Thorstrom. 2007. Waterbird monitoring in the Antsalova Region, Western Madagascar. Waterbirds 30(3): 441-447.
Rene de Roland, L.-A., T.S. Sam, M.P.H. Rakotondratsima, and R. Thorstrom. 2007. Rediscovery of the Madagascar Pochard (Aythya innotata) in northern Madagascar. ABC Bulletin 14(2): 171-174.
Sullivan, K., R. Sieg, and C.N. Parish. 2007. Arizona's efforts to reduce lead exposure in California Condors. Pages 109-121 in A. Mee, L.S. Hall, and J. Grantham (Eds.) California Condors in the 21st Century. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C., USA and Nuttall Ornithological Club, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Thomsett, S. 2007. A record of a first year dark plumage Augur Buzzard moulting into normal plumage. Gabar 18(1): 25-30.
Thorstrom, R. 2007. Home ranges of Barred (Micrastur ruficollis) and Collared (M. Semitorquatus) Forest-Falcons during the breeding season in Tikal National Park, Guatemala. Ornitología Neotropical 18: 395-405.
Thorstrom, R., J. Almonte, and S.B. de la Rosa. 2007. Current status and breeding biology of the Ridgway’s Hawk. Pages 33-39 in K.L. Bildstein, D.R. Barber, and A. Zimmerman (Eds.) Neotropical Raptors: Proceedings of the Second Neotropical Raptor Conference. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
Tingay, R.E., M. Culver, and R.T. Watson. 2007. Using molecular sexing to assess field-based sexing techniques in the Madagascar Fish-Eagle. Journal of Raptor Research 41(1): 45-49.
Watson, R.T., L.-A. Rene de Roland, R. Thorstrom, and J. Rabearivony. 2007. Community-based wetland conservation protects endangered species in Madagascar: Lessons from science and conservation. Banwa 4(1): 83-97.
Woods, C.P., W.R. Heinrich, S.C. Farry, C.N. Parish, S.A.H. Osborn, and T.J. Cade. 2007. Survival and reproduction of California Condors released in Arizona. Pages 57-78 in A. Mee, L.S. Hall, and J. Grantham (Eds.) California Condors in the 21st Century. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C., USA and Nuttall Ornithological Club, Cambridge, MA, USA.

2006

Brown, J.L., M.W. Collopy, E.J. Gott, P. Juergens, A. Montoya, and W.G. Hunt. 2006. Wild-reared Aplomado falcons survive and recruit at higher rates than hacked falcons in a common environment. Biological Conservation 131: 453-458.
Burnham, W.A., T.J. Cade, A. Lieberman, J.P. Jenny, and W.R. Heinrich. 2006. Hands-on Restoration. Pages 237-246 in D.D. Goble, J.M. Scott, F.W. Davis (Eds.) The Endangered Species Act at Thirty: Renewing the Conservation Promise Volume 1. Island Press, Washington, D.C., USA.
Church, M., R. Gwiazda, R. Risebrough, K. Sorenson, C.P. Chamberlain, S.C. Farry, W.R. Heinrich, B.A. Rideout, and D. Smith. 2006. Ammunition is the principal source of lead accumulated by California Condors re-introduced to the wild. Environmental Science & Technology 40(19): 6143-6150.
Ellis, C. 2006. The Asian Vulture crisis. Vulture News 55: 43-46.
Gilbert, M., R.T. Watson, M. Virani, J.L. Oaks, S. Ahmed, M.J.I. Chaudhry, M. Arshad, S. Mahmood, A. Ali, and A.A. Khan. 2006. Rapid population declines and mortality clusters in the Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis colonies in Pakistan due to diclofenac poisoning. Oryx 40(4): 388-399.
Hunt, W.G., W.A. Burnham, C.N. Parish, K.K. Burnham, B. Mutch, and J.L. Oaks. 2006. Bullet fragments in deer remains: implications for lead exposure in avian scavengers. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(1): 167-170. Fragmentation Data and Radiographs.
Hunt, W.G., T.J. Cade, and A. Montoya. 2006. Home above the Range. Natural History magazine 48-54.
Johnson, J.A., H.R.L. Lerner, P.C. Rasmussen, and D.P. Mindell. 2006. Systematics within Gyps vultures: a clade at risk. BMC Evolutionary Biology 6: 65.
Martinez-Meyer, E., A. Townsend Peterson, L. Kiff, and J.I. Servín. 2006. Ecological niche modeling and prioritizing areas for species reintroductions. Oryx 40(4): 411-418.
Tingay, R.E., M.A.C. Nicoll, and S. Visal. 2006. Status and distribution of the grey-headed fish eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus) in the Prek Toal Core Area of Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Journal of Raptor Research 40(4): 277-283.
Vargas-González, J. de J., R. Mosquera, and M. Watson. 2006. Crested Eagles (Morphnus guianensis) feeding a post-fledged young Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) in Panama. Ornitología Neotropical 17: 581-584.
Vargas-González, J. de J., D. Whitacre, R. Mosquera, J. Albaquerque, R.P. Piana, J.-M. Thiollay, C. Márquez, J.E. Sánchez, M. Lezama-López, S. Midence, S. Matola, S. Aguilar, N. Rettig, and T. Sanaiotti. 2006. Estado y distribucion del Aguila Arpia (Harpia harpyja) en Centro Y Sur America. Ornitología Neotropical 17: 39-55.
Virani, M. 2006. Factors affecting the availability of Yellow-toothed Mole-rats Tachyorectes splendens as prey for Augur Buzzards Buteo augur in the southern Lake Naivasha area, Kenya. Gabar 17: 6-15.
Virani, M. 2006. In steep decline: conditions around the lake do not augur well for Naivasha's buzzards. Swara April-June: 20-22.

2005

Burnham, K.K. and W.A. Burnham. 2005. Dovekie response to Glaucous Gull behaviour and approach in North Greenland. Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings Tidsskrift 99(2): 115-118.
Burnham, W.A., K.K. Burnham, and T.J. Cade. 2005. Past and present assessments of bird life in Uummannaq District, West Greenland. Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings Tidsskrift 99(4): 196-208.
Cade, T.J., L. Kiff, and G. Bartholomew. 2005. In memoriam: Thomas Raymond Howell, 1924-2004. The Auk 122: 1008-1010.
Johnson, J.A., R.T. Watson, and D.P. Mindell. 2005. Prioritizing species conservation: does the Cape Verde kite exist? Proceedings of the Royal Society B 7pp.
Meteyer, C.U., B.A. Rideout, M. Gilbert, H.L. Shivaprasad, and J.L. Oaks. 2005. Pathology and proposed pathophysiology of Diclofenac poisoning in free-living and experimentally exposed Oriental White-backed Vultures (Gyps bengalensis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41: 707-716.
Oaks, J.L., M. Schrenzel, B.A. Rideout, and C. Sandfort. 2005. Isolation and epidemiology of falcon adenovirus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 43(7): 3414-3420.
Rene de Roland, L.-A., J. Rabearivony, G. Razafimanjato, H. Robenarimangason, and R. Thorstrom. 2005. Breeding biology and diet of Banded Kestrels Falco zoniventris on Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar. Ostrich 76:32-36.
Rene de Roland, L.-A., J. Rabearivony, H. Robenarimangason, G. Razafimanjato, and R. Thorstrom. 2005. Breeding biology and food habits of the Madagascar Kestrel (Falco newtoni) in northeastern Madagascar. Journal of Raptor Research 39(2): 149-155.
Schrenzel, M., J.L. Oaks, D. Rotstein, G. Maalouf, E. Snook, C. Sandfort, and B.A. Rideout. 2005. Characterization of a new species of Adenovirus in falcons. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 43(7): 3402-3413.
Thorstrom, R., J. Almonte, S.B. de la Rosa, P. Rodríquez, and E. Fernández. 2005. Surveys and Breeding Biology of Buteo ridgwayi (Ridgway's Hawk) in Los Haitises, Dominican Republic. Caribbean Journal of Science 41(4): 864-869.

2004

Baral, H.S., J.B. Giri, and M. Virani. 2004. On the decline of Oriental White-backed Vultures Gyps bengalensis in lowland Nepal. Pages 215-219 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
Benson, P.C., I. Plug, and J.C. Dobbs. 2004. An Analysis of bones and other materials collected by Cape Vultures at the Kransberg and Blouberg colonies, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Ostrich 75(3): 118-132.
Brown, J.L., W.R. Heinrich, J.P. Jenny, and B. Mutch. 2004. Development of hunting behavior in hacked Aplomado Falcons. Journal of Raptor Research 38:148-152.
Cade, T.J., S.A.H. Osborn, W.G. Hunt, and C.P. Woods. 2004. Commentary on Released California Condors Gymnogyps californianus in Arizona. Pages 11-25 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
Gerhardt, R.P., D.M. Gerhardt, and M.A. Vásquez. 2004. Food delivered to nests of Swallow-tailed Kites in Tikal National Park, Guatemala. The Condor 106: 177-181.
Gilbert, M., J.L. Oaks, M. Virani, R.T. Watson, S. Ahmed, M.J.I. Chaudhry, M. Arshad, S. Mahmood, A. Ali, R.M. Khattak, and A.A. Khan. 2004. The Status and Decline of Vultures in the Provinces of Punjab and Sind, Pakistan; a 2003 Update. Pages 221-234 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
Green, R.E., I. Newton, S. Shultz, A.A. Cunningham, M. Gilbert, D.J. Pain, and V. Prakash. 2004. Diclofenac poisoning as a cause of vulture population declines across the Indian subcontinent. Journal of Applied Ecology 41: 793-800.
Jenny, J.P., W.R. Heinrich, A. Montoya, B. Mutch, C. Sandfort, and W.G. Hunt. 2004. From the field: progress in restoring the Aplomado Falcon to southern Texas. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32: 276-285.
Macías-Duarte, A., A. Montoya, W.G. Hunt, A. Lafón-Terrazas, and R. Tafanelli. 2004. Reproduction, prey, and habitat of the Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) in desert grasslands of Chihuahua, Mexico. The Auk 121: 1081-1093.
Oaks, J.L., S. Donahoe, F. Rurangirwa, B.A. Rideout, M. Gilbert, and M. Virani. 2004. Identification of a novel mycoplasma species from an Oriental White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis). Journal of Clinical Microbiology 42: 5909-5912.
Oaks, J.L., M. Gilbert, M. Virani, R.T. Watson, C.U. Meteyer, B.A. Rideout, H.L. Shivaprasad, S. Ahmed, M.J.I. Chaudhry, M. Arshad, S. Mahmood, A. Ali, and A.A. Khan. 2004. Diclofenac residues as the cause of vulture population decline in Pakistan. Nature 427: 630-633.
Oaks, J.L., C.U. Meteyer, B.A. Rideout, H.L. Shivaprasad, M. Gilbert, M. Virani, R.T. Watson, and A.A. Khan. 2004. Diagnostic investigation of vulture mortality: the anti-inflammatory drug Diclofenac is associated with visceral gout. Pages 241-243 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
Rakotoarisoa, J.E. and B. Berthin. 2004. Breeding and foraging behaviour and habitat characteristics of the Scaly Ground-roller Geobiastes squamigerus in Madagascar. Ostrich 75: 25-31.
Rene de Roland, L.-A. 2004. Observations of nest building and courtship behavior or the Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis. ABC Bulletin 11(1): 42-43.
Rene de Roland, L.-A., J. Rabearivony, I. Randriamanga, and R. Thorstrom. 2004. Nesting biology and diet of the Madagascar Harrier (Circus macrosceles) in Ambohitantely Special Reserve, Madagascar. Journal of Raptor Research 38: 256-262.
Sarrazin, F., M. Virani, M. Gilbert, and A.A. Khan. 2004. Preliminary population viability analyses for Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis in Punjab Province, Pakistan. Pages 215-219 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
Tingay, R.E., M.L. Clarke, R.T. Watson, and L. Kalavah. 2004. Survival and behavior of a one-footed Madagascar Fish-eagle in the wild. Journal of Raptor Research 38: 85-87.
Valdez, U. and S.A.H. Osborn. 2004. Observations on the ecology of the Black-and-Chestnut Eagle (Oroaetus isidori) in a montane forest of Southeastern Peru. Ornitología Neotropical 15: 31-40.
Virani, M., P.C. Benson, M. Gilbert, and S. Thomsett. 2004. A survey of the reproductive activities at some Gyps vulture nests in Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Ranthambhore National Parks, India, in the 2002/2003 breeding season. Pages 263-268 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
Virani, M. and D.M. Harper. 2004. A comparative study of the breeding behaviour of the Augur Buzzard, Buteo augur, in two different land-use areas in southern lake Naivasha, Kenya. Ostrich 75: 11-19.
Watson, R.T. 2004. A deadly mystery solved. Birdscapes Fall: 32-33.
Watson, R.T., M. Gilbert, J.L. Oaks, and M. Virani. 2004. The collapse of vulture populations in South Asia. Biodiversity 5(3): 3-7.
Young, K.E., B.C. Thompson, A. Lafón-Terrazas, A. Montoya, and R. Valdez. 2004. Aplomado Falcon abundance and distribution in the northern Chihuahua Desert of Mexico. Journal of Raptor Research 38: 107-117.

2003

Brown, J.L., A. Montoya, E.J. Gott, and M. Curti. 2003. Piracy as an important foraging method of Aplomado Falcons in southern Texas and northern Mexico. Wilson Bulletin 115: 357-524.
Burnham, W.A., C. Sandfort, and J.R. Belthoff. 2003. Peregrine Falcon eggs: egg size, hatchling sex, and clutch sex ratios. The Condor 105: 327-335.
Cade, T.J. and W.A. Burnham. 2003. Return of the peregrine: a North American saga of tenacity and teamwork.. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA.
Cade, T.J. and L. Kiff. 2003. In memoriam: Sally Hoyt Spofford, 1914-2002. The Auk 120: 913-914.
Hartley, R.R. and P.J. Mundy. 2003. Morphometrics and status of Ayres's Hawk-eagle in Zimbabwe. Journal of Raptor Research 37: 44-54.
Hunt, W.G. 2003. Moffat models for raptors: Bald and Golden Eagles (Version 1). The Peregrine Fund Publications.
Hunt, W.G. 2003. Moffat models for raptors: Peregrine Falcons (Version 1). The Peregrine Fund Publications.
Ibaňez, J.C., H.C. Miranda Jr., G. Balaquit-Ibañez, D.S. Afan, and R.S. Kennedy. 2003. Notes on the breeding behavior of a Philippine Eagle pair at Mount Sinaka, Central Mindanao. Wilson Bulletin 115: 333-335.
Riley, J., J.L. Oaks, and M. Gilbert. 2003. Raillietiella trachea n.sp., a pentastomid from the trachea of an Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis taken in Pakistan, with speculation about its life-cycle. Systematic Parasitology 56: 155-161.
Thorstrom, R. and L.-A. Rene de Roland. 2003. Falconiformes and Strigiformes: Ecology and status of Raptors. Pages 1080-1085 in The Natural History of Madagascar. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, USA.
Thorstrom, R. and L.-A. Rene de Roland. 2003. Strigiformes: Tyto soumagnei, Madagascar Red Owl, Vorondolomena. Pages 1080-1085 in The Natural History of Madagascar. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, USA.

2002

Berkelman, J., J.D. Fraser, and R.T. Watson. 2002. Nesting and perching habitat use of the Madagascar Fish-eagle. Journal of Raptor Research 36: 287-293.
Gilbert, M., M. Virani, R.T. Watson, J.L. Oaks, P.C. Benson, A.A. Khan, S. Ahmed, M.J.I. Chaudhry, M. Arshad, S. Mahmood, and Q.A. Shah. 2002. Breeding and mortality of Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis in Punjab Province, Pakistan. Bird Conservation International 12: 311-326.
Harper, D.M., M.M. Harper, M. Virani, A. Smart, R.B. Childress, R. Adatia, I. Henderson, and B. Chege. 2002. Population fluctuations and their causes in the African Fish Eagle,(Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin)) at Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Hydrobiologia 488: 171-180.
Rafanomezantsoa, S., R.T. Watson, and R. Thorstrom. 2002. Juvenile dispersal of Madagascar Fish-Eagles tracked by satellite telemetry. Journal of Raptor Research 36: 309-314.
Thorstrom, R. 2002. Comments on the first nesting record of the nest of a Slaty-backed Forest-falcon (Micrastur mirandollei) in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Journal of Raptor Research 36(4): 335-336.
Tingay, R.E., M. Culver, E.M. Hallerman, J.D. Fraser, and R.T. Watson. 2002. Subordinate males sire offspring in Madagascar Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) polyandrous breeding groups. Journal of Raptor Research 36(4): 280-286.
Touchton, J.M., Y.-C. Hsu, and A. Palleroni. 2002. Foraging ecology of reintroduced captive-bred subadult Harpy Eagles (Harpia harpyja) on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Ornitología Neotropical 13: 365-379 .

2001

Thorstrom, R., E. Massiah, and C. Hall. 2001. Nesting Biology, Distribution, and Population Estimate of the Grenada Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus mirus. Caribbean Journal of Science 37:278-281.
Watson, R.T. 2001. A Chronological Bibliography of Maya Project Publications. The Peregrine Fund website.

2000

Thorstrom, R. and L.-A. Rene de Roland. 2000. First nest description, breeding behaviour and distribution of the Madagascar Serpent-Eagle Eutriorchis astur. Ibis (2000) 142: 217-224.
Thorstrom, R. and L.-A. Rene de Roland. 2000. Status and conservation of raptors on the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar. Pages 35-41 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors at Risk. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin.

For complete lists of research papers and other publications from The Peregrine Fund, visit the Global Raptor Information Network (GRIN).

Research papers listed in the left column that do not link to a downloadable PDF can be obtained by sending a request to library@peregrinefund.org

Conference Proceedings

In addition to the individual papers listed in the left column, The Peregrine Fund has published the complete proceedings of two conferences in book form:

R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. 2009. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA.
R.T. Watson, T. Cade, M. Fuller, W.G. Hunt, and E. Potapov (Eds.) Gyrfalcons and Ptarmigan in a Changing World. 2011. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA.
A.J. Botha, D.L. Ogada, M.Z.Virani (Eds.) Pan-African Vulture Summit. 2012. Endangered Wildlife Trust, Modderfontein, South Africa and The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA.

Books

Cade, T. J., and W. Burnham. 2003. Return of the peregrine: a North American saga of tenacity and teamwork. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, ID.