Egyptian tortoise conservation: A community-based, field research program developed from a study on a captive population

Zoo Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 397-406

  Attum, Omar ^a,d   El Din, Mindy Baha ^b   Ei Din, Sherif Baha ^b   Habinan, Suliman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b TortoiseCare Egypt   (Egypt)

^c Zaranik Protected Area ^*  (Egypt)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive animals; Egypt; Ex situ and in situ conservation; Local communities; Sinai; Testudo kleinmanni

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO KLEINMANNI;

EID: 35948955568     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20157     Document Type: Article

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