Abstract
Weak short-term survival of radio-tagged Pin-tailed Sangrouse (Pterocles alchata) in France raises questions about capture and attached transmitters. Radio-telemetry is widely used by conservation biologists for collecting data on habitat use by animal species, a central topic in population ecology. For this purpose, the capture of individuals and attachment of transmitters on animals are necessary. Those actions might have a harmful effect on birds but when species are difficult to detect it remains the only method available. We report results of a radio-telemetry study on Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata) in France. Although the capture and attachment of transmitters are possible, short-term mortality is very high. Collected data do not explain such a rate. We compare those results to a recent study on the same species in Spain and to a meta-analysis on birds.
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