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Eradication of feral goats from small islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Kath Daly
Kath Daly
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96 Caerphilly Road, Senghenydd, Caerphilly, CF8 2FW, UK.
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Abstract

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Concern about the effects of feral goats on Aldabra atoll—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—led to a search for solutions. The search highlighted the inaccessibility of information on feral goat eradication campaigns. As a result the International Council for Bird Preservation and the FFPS, through its Oryx 100% Fund, commissioned a report to bring together and assess known techniques and potential strategies and to consider their implications for conservation practice. This article is a shortened version of that report.

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Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 1989 , pp. 71 - 75
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1989

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