A survey of elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park lowland sector and adjacent forest in eastern Zaire

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-223

  Hall, Jefferson S ^a,d   Inogwabini, Bila Isia ^a   Williamson, Elizabeth A ^b   Omari, Ilambu ^c   Sikubwabo, Claude ^c   White, Lee J T ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c Inst Zairois Conserv de la Nat   (South Africa)

^d Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Elephant; Forest; Poaching; Survey; Zaire

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0030799780     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1997.088-89088.x     Document Type: Article

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