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Using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non-lethal conditions – A review Cover

Using birds of prey to manage pest bird flocks under lethal and non-lethal conditions – A review

By: Robert Wallis and  Graeme Coles  
Open Access
|Oct 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2024-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2644-5247 | Journal ISSN: 1337-3463
Language: English
Page range: 59 - 62
Submitted on: Sep 5, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 11, 2024
Published on: Oct 18, 2024
Published by: Raptor Protection of Slovakia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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