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Capybara Ranching for Amazonia?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Daniel E. Vasey
Daniel E. Vasey
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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Abstract

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Cattle ranching for beef is slowly spreading in the Amazonian flood-plains and could lead to a serious loss of wildlife habitats. The author suggests that the indigenous capybara could be a satisfactory alternative for ranching, and one that would not require swamps or areas that are flooded seasonally to be drained.

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Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , June 1979 , pp. 47 - 49
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1979

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