Unintentional wildlife poisoning and proposals for sustainable management of rodents

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 315-321

  Coeurdassier, Michael ^a   Riols, Romain ^b   Decors, Anouk ^c   Mionnet, Aymeric ^d   David, Fabienne ^b   Quintaine, Thomas ^e   Truchetet, Denis ^f   Scheifler, Renaud ^a   Giraudoux, Patrick ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b LPO Auvergne   (France)

^c OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^d LPO Champagne Ardenne Der Nature Ferme des Grands Parts   (France)

^e LPO Mission Rapaces   (France)

^f DRAAF/SRAL de Franche Comté ^*  (France)

^g INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Arvicola terrestris; Milvus milvus; Pesticide mitigation strategies; Poisoning of threatened species; Red Kite; Rodenticide; Water vole

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ANTICOAGULANT; BAIT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; POISONING; PREDATOR; RAPTOR; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RODENT; RODENTICIDE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRAPPING; WEATHER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUVERGNE; FRANCE; PUY DE DOME [AUVERGNE];

ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; AVES; BUTEO BUTEO; INSECTIVORA; MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; MILVUS MILVUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

4 HYDROXYCOUMARIN DERIVATIVE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BROMADIOLONE; RODENTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRANCE; HAWK; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SEASON;

4-HYDROXYCOUMARINS; ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARVICOLINAE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FRANCE; HAWKS; RODENTICIDES; SEASONS;

EID: 84896318224     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12230     Document Type: Article

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