Table 5. Cost-benefit analyses of the rehabilitation process according to the prognostic category.

The cost-benefit index expresses the number of released animals per euro and day stay at the WRC.

Prognosis category*	1(Healthy)	2(Mild)	3(Severe)	4(Very severe)
Amphibians	5.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Chelonians	4.2	0.7	0.3	0.0
Squamata	3.9	0.7	0.4	0.2
Waterfowl	3.9	0.8	0.4	0.2
Herons	0.8	1.8	2.1	0.5
Waders	1.9	1.5	1.4	0.4
Marine birds	0.8	3.0	1.3	0.3
Owls	2.9	1.6	0.6	0.1
Birds of prey	1.5	1.9	1.5	0.4
Swifts	2.3	1.4	1.1	0.5
Other birds	2.4	1.7	0.9	0.2
Passerines	3.0	1.8	0.4	0.0
Insectivora	3.0	1.4	0.6	0.2
Carnivora	2.2	1.0	1.2	0.8
Rodents and rabbits	2.7	1.9	0.5	0.2
Artiodactyla	2.3	1.1	1.1	0.8
Chiroptera	2.1	1.9	0.9	0.4
Overall	2.9	1.6	0.6	0.2

*1, apparently healthy; 2, mild weakness or thinning, uncomplicated fractures; 3, severe (including dehydration, open fractures, deep wounds) and 4, very severe (major injuries, emaciation, paralysis, blindness, respiratory distress).