Burrowing Owl reintroduction efforts in the Thompson-Nicola region of British Columbia

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 392-398

  Leupin, Ernest E ^a,c   Low, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athene cunicularia; British Columbia; Burrowing Owl; Captive breeding; Grasslands; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544368403     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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