The economic costs of wildlife predation on livestock in Gokwe communal land, Zimbabwe

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-30

  Butler, J R A ^a  

^a Eilean Darach   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baboons; Compensation; Leopards; Lions; Livestock; Predation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PREDATION;

ZIMBABWE;

BOS INDICUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUUS ASINUS; OVIS ARIES; PANTHERA LEO; PANTHERA PARDUS; PAPIO URSINUS;

EID: 0034121506     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2000.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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