Living with the modern conservation paradigm: Can agricultural communities co-exist with elephants? A five-year case study in East Caprivi, Namibia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 381-391

  O'Connell Rodwell, Caitlin E ^a   Rodwell, Timothy ^b   Rice, Matthew ^c   Hart, Lynette A ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pathology   (United States)

^c Intgd Rural Devmt Nat Conserv   (Namibia)

^d Sch Vet Med 1 Shields Ave U   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Community based conservation; Elephant; Lion; Wildlife conflicts

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0034005524     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00108-1     Document Type: Article

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