The impact of tourist hunting on large mammals in Tanzania: An initial assessment

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 321-346

  Caro, T M ^a,b   Pelkey, N ^a   Borner, M ^c   Severre, E L M ^d   Campbell, K L I ^e   Huish, S A ^f   Ole Kuwai, J ^f   Farm, B P ^f   Woodworth, B L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute   (Tanzania)

^c Tanzania National Parks   (Tanzania)

^d Department of Wildlife ^*  (Tanzania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^f Tanzania Wildl Conserv Monitoring   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Mammal densities; Tanzania; Tourist hunting

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HUNTING; POPULATION DENSITY; TOURISM; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0031773834     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1998.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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