Managing conflict between humans and wildlife: Trends in licensed operations to resolve problems with badgers Meles meles in England

Mammal Review

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-66

  Delahay, R J ^a   Davison, J ^b   Poole, D W ^c   Matthews, A J ^d   Wilson, C J ^c   Heydon, M J ^c   Roper, T J ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Protection of Badgers Act; Setts; Species licensing; Urban wildlife

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; RURAL AREA; SMALL MAMMAL; URBAN AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 57949084075     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2008.00135.x     Document Type: Review

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