Financial Costs of Conserving Captive-bred Wild Birds |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil;2. Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias Desidério Finamor, Eldorado do Sul, RS, Brazil;3. Laboratório de Estudos Zootécnicos, Faculdade de Agronomia, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil;1. Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK;2. North of England Zoological Society, Chester Zoo, Chester CH2 1LH, UK;3. Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK;1. azc Aquarium Zoo Consulting Berlin-Tokyo, Kaiserdamm 87, 14057 Berlin, Germany;2. azc Aquarium Zoo Consulting Berlin-Tokyo, 1-24-3-606, Honcho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 164-012, Japan;1. AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Riehler Str. 173, D-50735 Köln, Germany;2. Zoo Leipzig GmbH, Pfaffendorfer Straße 29, D-04105 Leipzig, Germany |
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| Abstract: | This communication presents and discusses the financial costs recorded by a small Brazilian aviary in which a few captive-bred wild bird species have been kept. The highest expenses were associated with the birds’ diet, accounting for at least 60% of total costs. Among insectivorous-frugivorous birds, this figure was 88%. The most expensive food item was live food. Although initial costs for enclosures may be considerable, their durability means expenditures can be spread over time, mitigating their impact. Approximately 30% of the total costs for keeping the largest species studied here were linked to a spacious outdoor planted aviary. Quail from this flock required additional sanitary expenditure (i.e. 14% of the total) for controlling a previous parasitic infection. Total annual maintenance costs amounted to USD 298.00, USD 211.00 and USD 116.00 for each Pekin robin (Leiothrix lutea Scopoli, 1786), Livingstone's turaco (Tauraco livingstonii Gray, 1864), and Valley quail (Callipepla californica Shaw, 1798), respectively. |
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| Keywords: | Captive-bred wild birds Bird keeping and conservation Bird management Aviary management Financial costs |
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