Human-Carnivore Conflict and Perspectives on Carnivore Management Worldwide

Conservation Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1491-1499

  Treves, Adrian ^a,b   Karanth, K Ullas ^b  

^a Ctr for Appl Biodiversity Science   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLITICAL CHANGE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0347365842     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2003.00059.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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