Diseases acquired by captive penguins: What happens when they are released into the wild?
Publication Type: |
Journal Article |
Year of Publication: |
1999 |
Authors: |
Brossy, JJ, Plös, AL, Blackbeard, JM and A. Kline |
Publication/Journal: |
Marine Ornithology |
Keywords: |
african penguin, animal diseases, captivity, disease, infectious diseases, man-induced effects, marine birds, penguin, release, spheniscus demersus |
Abstract:
The possibility of diseases being picked up by penguins and other birds during captivity and the effects which could follow if such birds are released into the wild are discussed. Ways of mitigating such problems are suggested for the African Penguin Spheniscus demersus.