Book chapter
The role of veterinary science in duiker management programmes
The Duikers and Rainforests of Africa, pp.753-765
Chipangali Wildlife Trust
2001
Abstract
Management programs for duikers may have diverse objectives ranging from captive breeding and re-introduction of captive-bred progeny, the production of animals for meat, or the use of particular duiker species as environmental indicators.1-3 Whatever the purpose of such schemes, to achieve success there needs to be co-operation between many different specialists. In recent years there has been an awakening to the importance of integrating veterinary medicine into wildlife conservation and utilisation programmes.3-6 The benefits of such involvement have been demonstrated both in projects working with a single species, such as the Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)4 and the houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata),7 and those that provide wider support monitoring the health of free-living wildlife populations and their environments.3 This chapter outlines the important role of veterinary science in duiker management programmes, and includes a review of the veterinary literature on duikers.
Details
- Title
- The role of veterinary science in duiker management programmes
- Authors/Creators
- P.K. Nicholls (Author/Creator)T.A. Bailey (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- V.J. Wilson (Editor)
- Publication Details
- The Duikers and Rainforests of Africa, pp.753-765
- Publisher
- Chipangali Wildlife Trust; Ascot, Bulawayo
- Identifiers
- 991005543643007891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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