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4.4.6.1Assessment of the Waterfowl Handling Protocol

The results of this study do not indicate that the handling protocols of waterfowl contribute to either the magnitude of the stress response or the duration of the elevation over the sampling period. My study therefore finds the current handling protocols to be acceptable although further research is needed including validation of these findings for them to be applicable to other species in different situations.

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4.4.6.2 Recommendations Regarding Capture Protocols for Waterfowl

In my study capture did not cause muscle damage in mallards however it has been shown to cause muscle damage in other studies. Therefore I advise caution when capturing waterfowl but that it is possible to capture waterfowl without detectable muscle damage. Capture does provoke a stress response in mallards and different capture techniques may cause a difference in the magnitude and duration of the stress response. Therefore further research is needed to determine what capture techniques have a minimal impact on the magnitude and duration of the CORT response.

I suggest that the key features of the capture method I used that resulted in minimal muscle damage were the use of a human habituated population, a very short interval from envelopment in the net to manual physical restraint and the gentle handling protocol followed. It is recommended that these factors be considered when extrapolating the results to a wild species capture.

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THREATENED SPECIES’ HANDLING PROTOCOLS

The capture of all three species used in this investigation elicited a stress response and in

pūkeko also had an effect on the muscle physiology, and other, less clearly defined effects on

gastrointestinal and renal physiology. However the handling protocols used for kiwi, takahē and pateke and investigated in this study in surrogate species showed minimal additional

physiological impacts subsequent to the birds’ capture. This is in contrast to some of the

literature which has found handling and restraint time to be a factor in the development of muscle damage, clinical signs of capture myopathy or on post release survival in wild animals (Spraker, 1993; Williams & Thorne, 1996; Nicholson et al., 2000; Ponjoan et al., 2008). It is also in contrast to other studies which have found different handling protocols have different effects on the stress response (Cockrem et al., 2008). However it is in partial agreement with a study by Dabbert and Powell (1993) which found that the degree of muscle damage that the wild birds in their study experienced due to capture overrode any additional effects that handling might have. It is very hard to fully separate the effects of capture, handling and sampling on wild animals as one of these procedures cannot occur without the other. Damage which may be associated with increased handling/restraint may simply be a result of a particular capture type requiring more handling and/or restraint (Bollinger et al., 1989) and as the pūkeko study showed factors surrounding capture type can influence the degree of muscle damage. Alternatively the handling protocol used in my research may not have fully reflected how rough handling in the field may be. Instead of being held predominantly in one position as were the control birds in my research, birds are usually moved about and have their limbs or wings stretched out for samples, measurements or attachments. Handling protocols that more accurately reflect field practices should therefore be tested in future research. Another possibility is that handling protocols may have a larger effect following a greater degree of muscle damage. In cases where capture results in a greater degree of muscle then handling protocol may play a much more significant role in the further development of muscle damage/capture myopathy.

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