Sustainable use of wildlife in western new south wales: possibilities and problems

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 88-104

  Croft, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Game harvesting; Kangaroos; Wildlife management; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141881393     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ0000088     Document Type: Article

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