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Tortoise mortalities along fences in the southeastern Karoo, South Africa
Fencing, particularly electric fencing, is widely used across South Africa for livestock and game ranching practices. Recent studies found that leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) are more prone to dying from electrocution along electric fences than any other taxa. However, no studies have qua...
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Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
2017
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