Attitudes toward and Acceptability of Management Strategies for a Population of Hooded Crows ( Corvus cornix ) in Slovenia.
Recently, the number of hooded crows (Corvus cornix) in Slovenia has increased, which has resulted in a higher number of situations perceived as human–wildlife conflicts. The purpose of our survey was to provide a basis for population management measures of hooded crows that would be both feasible a...
| Publicado en: | Anthrozoös Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 669 - 683 |
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2016
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