Infrared-triggered photography and tracking plates to monitor oral rabies vaccine bait contact by raccoons in culverts

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 387-391

  Wolf, Karen N ^a   Elvinger, François ^a   Pilcicki, John L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culvert; Infrared triggered camera; Oral rabies vaccine bait contact; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Tracking plate

Indexed keywords

BAIT; MOVEMENT; RABIES; ROAD; TRACKING; VACCINATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA MONAX; MUS; MUS SP.; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0037827030     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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