Population management of threatened taxa in captivity within their natural ranges: Lessons from Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) in Venezuela

Biological Conservation

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 134-148

  Rodríguez Clark, Kathryn M ^a   Sánchez Mercado, Ada ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Andean bear; Captive breeding; Demographic and genetic management; Range country; Tremarctos ornatus

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALIA; TREMARCTOS ORNATUS;

EID: 31144451353     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.10.037     Document Type: Article

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