Eastern cougar recovery is linked to the Florida panther: Cardoza and Langlois revisited

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 849-853

  Maehr, David S ^a   Kelly, Marcella J ^b   Bolgiano, Chris ^c   Lester, Todd ^d   McGinnis, Helen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Eastern Cougar Foundation   (United States)

^d Eastern Cougar Foundation   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural carrying capacity; Eastern cougar; Florida panther; Puma concolor; Recovery planning; Restoration

Indexed keywords

PUMA CONCOLOR; PUMA CONCOLOR CORYI; PUMA CONCOLOR COUGUAR;

EID: 0142247103     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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