Raptor Information System (RIS)

Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC, Corvallis) | Format: URL

ris.wr.usgs.gov — The Raptor Information System (RIS) is a computerized literature retrieval system that focuses on raptor management, human impacts on raptors, the mitigation of adverse impacts, and basic raptor biology (with an emphasis on population dynamics and predation). The raptor contaminants database is a subset of RIS that includes references with More... The Raptor Information System (RIS) is a computerized literature retrieval system that focuses on raptor management, human impacts on raptors, the mitigation of adverse impacts, and basic raptor biology (with an emphasis on population dynamics and predation). The raptor contaminants database is a subset of RIS that includes references with information about contaminants in Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), or Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus). The database was developed by USGS, Snake River Field Station personnel with quick response funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The database provides a readily available source of information to consider if the Bald Eagle or Peregrine Falcon populations decline. Users can access and search the database from this site, as well as access related links. Less...