An extraordinary Raccoon, Procyon lotor, density at an urban park

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 636-639

  Smith, Henry T ^a   Engeman, Richard M ^b  

^a Florida Park Service   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species protection; Florida; Fort Lauderdale; Rabies; Raccoon Procyon lotor; Wildlife diseases

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DISEASE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0037518056     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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