Capturing pumas with foot-hold snares

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 201-208

  Logan, Kenneth A ^a,b   Sweanor, Linda L ^a   Smith, J Frank ^a   Hornocker, Maurice G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capture injuries; Capture success; Foot hold snare; Puma; Puma concolor

Indexed keywords

FELID; METHODOLOGY; TRAPPING;

PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 0032819649     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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