Sikes, Sylvia K.

2 publications

Sikes, Sylvia K. (detail)
1974How to save the mermaids.
Oryx 12(4): 465-470. 3 figs. June 1974.
—Discusses the status of T. senegalensis in Nigeria, including individuals kept in captivity; describes the harpooning technique used by the Kabawa tribe; proposes ranching of manatees for meat as a means of conservation. Fauna Preservation Society funding for Sikes' research was announced in Oryx 12(2): 167, Oct. 1973.
Sikes, Sylvia K. (detail)
2010Manatees in West Africa: elephants' elusive and rare aquatic cousins.
Newbury (U.K.), Mirage Newbury: a-g + 1-100. 68 figs. 2 maps.
—Describes the author's fieldwork with manatees in Nigeria in the 1970s.