The role of wildlife rescue groups in the care and rehabilitation of Australian fauna

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 69-85

  Tribe, Andrew ^a   Brown, Peter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Relocation; Urban wildlife; Wildlife carers; Wildlife rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921774186     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200009359180     Document Type: Article

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