The history of the Eurasian Lynx in Britain and the potential for its reintroduction

British Wildlife

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-86

  Hetherington, David ^a  

^a Cairngorms National Park Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYNX; LYNX LYNX;

EID: 58049203837     PISSN: 09580956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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