Compassionate conservation, rehabilitation and translocation of Indonesian slow lorises

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 93-102

  Moore, R S ^a,b,c   Wihermanto, ^b   Nekaris, K A I ^a,c  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b International Animal Rescue   (Indonesia)

^c Pusat Konservasi Tumbuhan   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Euthanasia; Nycticebus coucang; Nycticebus javanicus; Rescue centre; Slow loris

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CAPTIVITY; PRIMATE; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION;

INDONESIA;

ANIMALIA; NYCTICEBUS; NYCTICEBUS COUCANG; PRIMATES;

EID: 84920189656     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00620     Document Type: Article

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