Capturing river otters: A comparison of Hancock and leg-hold traps

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 184-192

  Blundell, Gail M ^a   Kern, John W ^b   Bowyer, R Terry ^a   Duffy, Lawrence K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b West Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Capture; Efficiency; Hancock trap; Injury; Leg hold trap; Lontra canadensis; River otter; Teeth; Trapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032876113     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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