Development of non-explosive-based methods for mass capture of vultures

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-208

  Bamford, Andrew J ^a   Monadjem, Ara ^b   Diekmann, Maria ^c   Hardy, Ian C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

^c Rare and Endangered Species Trust   (Namibia)

Author keywords

African vultures; Bird capture; Game capture

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; RAPTOR;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES;

EID: 75649105774     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.039.0201     Document Type: Article

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