A survey of current mammal rehabilitation and release practices

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 825-837

  Guy, Amanda J ^a   Curnoe, Darren ^a   Banks, Peter B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Captive management; Mammal; Primate; Re introduction; Rehabilitation; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CAPTIVITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; PRIMATE; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SURVEY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84875736656     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0452-1     Document Type: Review

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