Dying to be clean: pen trials of novel cat and fox control devices

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 166-172

  Read, John ^a,b   Gigliotti, Frank ^c   Darby, Sue ^c   Lapidge, Steven ^d  

^a Ecological Horizons   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c General Dogs Body   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

feline control; Felis catus; grooming trap; lethal control; PAPP; red fox; Vulpes vulpes; wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; GROOMING; PREDATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 84908592736     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2014.951100     Document Type: Article

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