Using the IUCN Red List to determine effective conservation strategies

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2563-2573

  Hayward, Matt W ^a,b,c,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Conservation management; Conservation planning; Hunting; IUCN Red List; Protected area creation; Reintroduction; Status; Threat abatement

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; HUNTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; MAMMAL; MITIGATION; POPULATION DECLINE; PROTECTED AREA; RATIONALIZATION; RED LIST; REINTRODUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 80054051105     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0091-3     Document Type: Article

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