Recreational Himalayan thar (Hemitragus jemlahicus) hunters in Canterbury, New Zealand: A profile and management implications

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Davys, T R ^a,b   Forsyth, D M ^a,c   Hickling, G J ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b University of British Columbia ^*  (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Big game; Hemitragus jemlahicus; Himalayan thar; Hunting; Recreation; Southern alps; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

HUNTING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PEST CONTROL; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

HEMITRAGUS JEMLAHICUS;

EID: 0032833713     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1999.9518171     Document Type: Article

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