Linking personality and health to use of space in the gray partridge: perspectives for management

Behavioral adjustments are of critical importance for the survival animals when exposed to risk and resource variations in their environment. Moving safer habitats allows prey reduce mortality triggered by predation. This response has been well studied at population level assist identifying key habitat components wildlife conservation. However, while individuals may differ thus expectancy, determinants individual space use largely unknown management conservation studies. Using GPS monitoring, we investigated relationship between traits (morphometry, personality, health status) relative risky features (hedgerows, roads/tracks, woodlands, built-up areas) with regard predation risk. We used gray partridge (Perdix perdix) as a study model (captive-reared birds released into farmlands). During diel cycle, mainly occurs carnivores night, whereas human hunting pressure during day. found that personality status had an effect on features. At carnivore activity is expected be high, bolder were farther from hedgerows Similarly, good located hedgerows, woodland night discuss need better consideration programs, particular focus recovery programs rely translocation captive-reared individuals.