Evaluation of cage-traps and cable restraint devices to capture red foxes in Spain

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 830-836

  Muñoz Igualada, Jaime ^a   Shivik, John A ^b   Domínguez, Francisco G ^c   Lara, José ^d   González, Luis Mariano ^c  

^a TRAGSA   (Spain)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Servicio de Especies Amenazadas   (Spain)

^d Polígono Industrial de Villamuriel de Cerrato   (Spain)

Author keywords

Belisle; Cable restraint; Cage trap; Collarum; Fox; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

CANID; CAPTURE METHOD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

CASTILLA Y LEON; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 42149150412     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-198     Document Type: Article

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