Crop and livestock depredation caused by wild animals in protected areas: The case of Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 160-171

  Sekhar, Nagothu Udaya ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crop damage; Livestock depredation; Local people; Protected areas; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; CROP LOSS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HERBIVORY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; LIVESTOCK LOSS; PREDATION; PROTECTED AREA;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; INDIA; PREDATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WILDLIFE;

INDIA, RAJASTHAN, SARISKA TIGER RESERVE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOSELAPHUS TRAGOCAMELUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; PANTHERA PARDUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031802849     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892998000204     Document Type: Article

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