Public perceptions of feral cats within an urban conservancy on a campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-26

  Tannent, Jaclyn K ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a   Wald, Dara M ^a   Watson, Helen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

conservancy; Felis catus; feral cats; management; public perceptions; survey

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FELID; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURE RESERVE; PERCEPTION; PREDATION; RESIDENT POPULATION; STAKEHOLDER; STERILIZATION; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; URBAN REGION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77956315721     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.040.0112     Document Type: Article

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