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Download or read book North American Rodents written by David J. Hafner and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1998 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive treatment of North American rodents of conservation concern. This action plan summarizes the rodent fauna of North America and provides available information on every rodent taxon that has been considered to be of conservation concern by state, provincial and private conservation agencies and regional experts. It is hoped that the survey provided in this action plan will serve as a common ground for all these parties in drawing up conservation strategies for rodents.

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