An improved fence design to protect water sources for native ungulates

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 823-825

  Andrew, Nancy G ^a,c,d,e   Lesicka, Leon M ^b,f   Bleich, Vernon C ^a,f,g,h  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b Desert Wildlife Unlimited   (United States)

^c FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^f Found for North American Wild Sheep ^*

^g CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Equus assinus; Fence; Feral ass; Mountain sheep; Mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus; Ovis canadensis; Water development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031409528     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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