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Bounty Systems In Vermin Control, S J O Whitehouse
Bounty Systems In Vermin Control, S J O Whitehouse
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
For more than 3000 years man has tried to reduce the numbers of pest animals by payment of bounties. In general, the system has failed.
This article, by a research scientist who specalizes in the study of declared (pest) animals in Western Australia reviews some of the literature about bounties and comments on the situation in Australia.