The pigmy hog Sus salvanius conservation programme: Background description and report on progress to end December 1996

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Volumn 33, Issue 0, 1997, Pages 45-71

  Oliver, William L R ^a   Narayan, Goutam ^b   Raj, Manideep ^b  

^a FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Pigmy Hog Conservation Programme   (India)

Author keywords

Basistha; Captive breeding; Conservation; Manas National Park; Pigmy hog; Radiotelemetry; Sus salvanius; Tall grasslands

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006153760     PISSN: 02655640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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