Fencing Large Predator-Free and Competitor-Free Landscapes for the Recovery of Woodland Caribou in Western Alberta: An Ineffective Conservation Option.

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Department of Animal and Poultry Science & the Indigenous Land Management Institute, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N5A8, Canada.

Published: December 2016

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