Two Unsuccessful Reintroduction Attempts of Rock Hyraxes (Procavia capensis) into a Reserve in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-201

  Wimberger, Kirsten ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a   Perrin, Mike R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

KwaZulu Natal; Post release monitoring; Procavia capensis; Re introduction; Rock hyrax; Translocations

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; RED LIST; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TRANSLOCATION;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

PROCAVIA CAPENSIS; PROCAVIIDAE;

EID: 75649126020     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.039.0213     Document Type: Article

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