Field of 13 / by Francis, Dick, 1920-2010, author 376665

“…Although some of the stories have been published before, all but one of them have had a very limited circulation and the vast majority of Dick Francis fans will be reading them for the first time. Ranging from the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham to Churchill Downs in America, each of the stories contains an array of five-star Dick Francis characters, a brilliant plot to marvel over and an ingenious sting in the tail to gasp over.…”

Legislative Protection of Birds of Prey and Strengthening the Fight Against Their Illegal Traffic in Kazakhstan by Sergey L. Sklyarenko

“…According to the Law “On the Protection, Reproduction and Use of Wildlife” (Article 15), the taking of individuals of rare and endangered species from nature is allowed in exceptional cases by decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for: 1) breeding in specially created conditions for scientific, reproduction, commercial purposes, as well as for subsequent release into the environment; 2) development of national hunting; 3) scientific research; 4) selection. …”
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Estimating red deer abundance using the pellet-based distance sampling method by R.T. Torres, A.M. Valente, T.A. Marques, C. Fonseca

“…We estimated the red deer population density in a Mediterranean environment located in northeastern Portugal: Lombada National Hunting Area (LNHA) and Serra de Montesinho (SM), using pellet group counts coupled with distance sampling to account for pellet detectability. …”
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Mass deaths of saiga antelopes by A. V. Mischenko, V. A. Mischenko, A. K. Karaulov, A. V. Potekhin, A. P. Mezhnev

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Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Pasteurellaceae</i> Isolates from Pyrenean Chamois (<i>Rupicapra pyrenaica</i>) and Domestic Sheep in an Alpine Ecosystem by Irene Torres-Blas, Xavier Fernández Aguilar, Oscar Cabezón, Virginia Aragon, Lourdes Migura-García

“…The presence of AMR was assessed in a total of 28 <i>Pasteurellaceae</i> isolates from 45 Pyrenean chamois, and 9 isolates from sympatric domestic sheep found in the National Hunting Reserve of Freser-Setcases (Northeastern Pyrenees, Spain). …”
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Characteristics of limiting factors affecting the state of hunting resources of Ukraine by Igor M. Sheihas

“…It is determined that the low actual level of efficiency of national hunting in the research area does not correspond to the high average indicators of value categories (creditworthiness) of lands. …”
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Value orientations toward wild meat in Guyana are determined by gender, ethnicity, and location by Evi A.D. Paemelaere, Evi A.D. Paemelaere, Evi A.D. Paemelaere, Anupana Puran, Anupana Puran, Timothy Williams, Timothy Williams, Gavin Agard, Mia A. Pierre, Huichang Yang, Ayla Kenyon, Jose Zammett, Nathalie van Vliet

“…In Guyana, an ethnic diverse nation in South America, the national hunting laws have recently been instated. The wildlife management agency is rolling out a behavioral change campaign in collaboration with a sustainable use initiative. …”
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