Livestock depredation by large carnivores in the Indian trans-Himalaya: Conflict perceptions and conservation prospects

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 338-343

  Mishra, Charudutt ^a,b  

^a Centre for Ecological Research and Conservation   (India)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Conflict; Himalaya; Livestock; Snow leopard; Uncia uncia; Wolf

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; CONFLICT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FELIDAE; INDIA; WILDLIFE; WOLF;

EID: 0031454052     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892997000441     Document Type: Article

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