Effect of coyote removal on sheep depredation in northern California

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 690-699

  Conner, Mary M ^a,b,c,d   Jaeger, Michael M ^a,b,c,d   Weller, Theodore J ^a,b,c,d   McCullough, Dale R ^a,b,c,d  

^a and Management ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Canis latrans; Coyote removal; Depredation; Domestic sheep; Ovis aries

Indexed keywords

COYOTE; LIVESTOCK PREDATION; PEST CONTROL; PREDATION; SHEEP;

CALIFORNIA; USA;

CANIS LATRANS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031812772     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802345     Document Type: Article

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