A survey of wildlife rehabilitation in South Africa: Is there a need for improved management?

Animal Welfare

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 481-499

  Wimberger, K ^a   Downs, C T ^a   Boyes, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Conservation; Government; Minimum standards; South Africa; Wildlife rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 78349291831     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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