Assessing the use of swing gates in game fences as a potential non-lethal predator exclusion technique

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-181

  Schumann, M ^a   Schumann, B ^a   Dickman, A ^b,d   Watson, L H ^c   Marker, L ^a  

^a CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND   (Namibia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cheetah; Electric fencing; Game fenced areas; Swing gates

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FARMING SYSTEM; PREDATOR; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRAPPING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA; HYSTRIX AFRICAEAUSTRALIS; ORYCTEROPUS AFER; PHACOCHOERUS AETHIOPICUS; PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS;

EID: 33846198275     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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