Electric fencing as a measure to reduce moose-vehicle collisions

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1695-1703

  Leblond, Mathieu ^a   Dussault, Christian ^b   Ouellet, Jean Pierre ^a   Poulin, Marius ^c   Courtois, Réhaume ^b   Fortin, Jacques ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c Ministere des Transports du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Electric fence; Moose; Moose vehicle collision; Qu bec; Road safety

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE; COLLISION; DEER; GPS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ALCES ALCES; UNGULATA;

EID: 48249100799     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-375     Document Type: Article

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