The bush meat and conservation status of the African dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis
Bush meat markets and habitat encroachment are on the increase, and the current demand for crocodilian bush meat is not sustainable. Of the three species of African crocodiles, the dwarf crocodile, Osteolaemus tetraspis, is by far the most heavily hunted. This preference is influenced by its small s...
Main Author: | Zoer, Pier Roland |
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Other Authors: | Dr F W Huchzermeyer |
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2013
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26655 Zoer, PR 2012, The bush meat and conservation status of the African dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26655 > http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07252012-152412/ |
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