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There are statistical frameworks that allow for demographic parameters to be estimated from mark recapture data, and in those frameworks you can allow for different priors on tag loss, but generally I don't think it is used for calculating maximum lifespan. Typically that is just done from direct age estimation with limited inference. In the case of Wisdom, she was banded first as a mature adult in 1956, and the age of maturation is known for the species.



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