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Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus Floridanus) Admission Causes and Corresponding Outcomes at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota: A Retrospective Study from 2011 to 2017
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Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus Floridanus) Admission Causes and Corresponding Outcomes at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota: A Retrospective Study from 2011 to 2017
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Dissertation
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus Floridanus) Admission Causes and Corresponding Outcomes at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota: A Retrospective Study from 2011 to 2017
2018
Overview
The eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) is one of the most frequently admitted species throughout United States rehabilitation facilities. About one quarter of the annual admissions at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota (WRCMN) has been comprised by this species and significant increasing intakes have been registered. Data regarding eastern cottontails’ admissions at the WRCMN between 2011 and 2017 was studied and it was observed that the leading admission causes were linked with domestic animals interactions, according to previous results in other wildlife rehabilitation centers (WRCs) reporting the major impact of cats and dogs attacks, especially concerning the studied species. A considerable intake of orphaned rabbit kits, often appearing clinically healthy on arrival, was identified. The majority of the cottontails were humanely euthanized on admission and the overall release proportion in the studied period was approximately 23%. Age, body weight, body condition, certain admission causes and tested clinical signs categories were significantly associated with the outcomes (p < 0.01). The development of clinical decision trees, conducted in this study and based on Fast and Frugal Trees (FFTs) algorithms, may be a helpful tool to support future triage in WRCs, or to aid diagnosis or treatment establishment. The period in treatment (PT) or length of stay, an important estimator of daily costs and animal welfare, was also examined. The identification of factors linked with a better prognosis and subsequent release may support the triage process and resources management, which are commonly scarce in the wildlife rehabilitation field, enabling the improvement on animals’ welfare as well. This study reinforces the importance of public education and urgent establishment of measures to avoid anthropogenic interference in wildlife casualties, preponderant in the eastern cottontail admission causes. Furthermore, it highlights the great value of WRCs database study, not only leading to a better understanding of wildlife threats and subsequent conservation actions implementation, but also to enable future improvement of rescue, rehabilitation and release procedures.
