Sharing skippy: How can landholders be involved in kangaroo production in Australia?

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-292

  Cooney, Rosie ^a   Baumber, Alex ^a   Ampt, Peter ^a   Wilson, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Australian Wildlife Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co operative; Conservation; Sustainable use; Total grazing pressure; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

MACROPODIDAE;

EID: 69949172046     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ08025     Document Type: Article

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