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. 2017 May 5;12(5):e0177366. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177366

Table 2. Primary causes of morbidity for 1,956 seabirds admitted to the Tafira Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (Gran Canaria Island, Spain) (2003–2013).

Cause of admission Number of admissions %
Dead Alive Total
Crude oil 5 31 36 1.8
Fishing gear 5 90 95 4.8
Light pollution (fallout) 0 505 505 25.8
Metabolic/nutritional disorder 7 108 115 5.9
Orphaned young 6 100 106 5.4
Other causes 1 29 30 1.5
Other traumas 83 272 355 18.1
 Gunshot 0 1 1 0.1
 Collision 2 2 4 0.2
 Predation 66 8 74 3.8
 Pecks 1 7 8 0.4
 Unknown origin 14 254 268 13.7
Poisoning/intoxication 26 457 483 24.7
Unknown/undetermined - 231 231 11.8