Efficacy of an animal-activated frightening device on urban elk and mule deer

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1282-1287

  VerCauteren, Kurt C ^a   Shivik, John A ^a,b   Lavelle, Michael J ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Critter Gitter ; Elk; Frightening device; Mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus; Wildlife damage management

Indexed keywords

DEER; HABITAT; HEALTH CARE; LANDSCAPE; PLANTATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 33646163461     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1282:EOAAFD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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