Conflict between people and protected areas within the Bénoué Wildlife Conservation Area, North Cameroon

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Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-79

  Weladji, Robert B ^a,c   Tchamba, Martin N ^b,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b WWF Cameroon Program Office   (Cameroon)

^c Ministry of Environment and Forestry   (Cameroon)

^d Conservation for WWF Cameroon ^*  (Cameroon)

Author keywords

B nou Wildlife Conservation Area; Cameroon; Crop damage; Human wildlife conflict; Livestock; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CROP DAMAGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PROTECTED AREA;

AFRICA; BENOUE NATIONAL PARK; CAMEROON; NORD PROVINCE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; ERYTHROCEBUS PATAS; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PHACOCHOERUS; PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS; PSITTACIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0345732285     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605303000140     Document Type: Article

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