An effective box trap for capturing lynx

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 980-985

  Kolbe, Jay A ^a,c,d   Squires, John R ^a,e,f   Parker, Thomas W ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b U States Forest Serv's Rocky M ^*  (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^f Missoula Wildlife Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Box trap; Canada lynx; Foothold trap; Live capture; Live trap; Lynx lynx; Snare; Trapping injuries

Indexed keywords

FELID; INJURY; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

FELIDAE; LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS; LYNX LYNX;

EID: 1642506121     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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