Eradication of feral cats on Faure Island, Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 133-140

  Algar, D ^a   Angus, G J ^a   Brazell, R I ^a   Gilbert, C ^a   Withnell, G B ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cat bait; Cat eradication; Cat trapping; Faure Island; Islands

Indexed keywords

BAIT; ECOTOURISM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; ISLAND; MONITORING SYSTEM; RECOLONIZATION; TOXIN; TRAPPING;

AUSTRALIA; FAURE ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79551658415     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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