The first experience of livestock guarding dogs preventing large carnivore damages in Finland

Estonian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-224

  Otstavel, Teet ^a,b   Vuori, Kristiina A ^c   Sims, David E ^d   Valros, Anna ^c   Vainio, Outi ^a   Saloniemi, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Eesti Maaviljeluse Instituut   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bear; LGD; Livestock guarding dogs; Lynx; Predation; Wolf

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LYNX; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70349639068     PISSN: 1736602X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/eco.2009.3.06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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