Vertebrate Pests in Agriculture by Shakunthala Sridhara ISBN 13: 9788172339807

Scientific Publishers India, 2016. Hardcover. New. Vertebrate Pests Cause Considerable Damage To Environment, Agriculture And Biodiversity Apart From Transmitting Diseases. The Problem Is More Pronounced In Tropical Asia And Africa With Non-Human Primates, Elephants, Several Species Of Ungulates, Rodents, Frugivorous And Grainivorous Birds Causing Agricultural Losses. In Europe And America The Damage Is Due To Carnivore Predation On Livestock, Bird Damage In Cereal Crops And Rodent Problem In Urban And Agricultural Situations. Although There Are Several Excellent Books On Rodent Pest Management Both In India And At Global Level, There Is A Conspicuous Lacuna Of Published Books On Vertebrate Pest Management. Even The Few Publications On The Subject Mostly Deal With Birds, Rodents, Bears, Rabbits, Foxes, Etc Because They Are Written By Americans Or Britishers. Because Their Emphasis Is On The Problem Prevalent In Their Countries And Evaluation Of Management Options Available To Them. In Contrast The… Read More