Predators and people: Conservation of large carnivores is possible at high human densities if management policy is favourable

Animal Conservation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 345-349

  Linnell, John D C ^a   Swenson, Jon E ^a,b   Andersen, Reidar ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 0037861473     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943001001408     Document Type: Article

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