A history of the debate ( 1948-2009) on the commercial harvesting of kangaroos, with particular reference to New South Wales and the role of Gordon Grigg

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 383-430

  Lunney, Daniel ^a,b  

^a Climate Change and Water ^*  (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allan Fox; Allen Strom; Commercial use of wildlife; Ecological history; Future of Australia's Threatened Ecosystems program (FATE); Gordon Grigg; Graeme Caughley; Kangaroo management; Neil Shepherd; Peter Singen; Rangelands; Red kangaroo; Sustainable use of wildlife; Western Division

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CULLING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MARSUPIAL; RANGELAND; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS RUFUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78049302191     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2010.027     Document Type: Review

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