The cost efficiency of wild dog conservation in South Africa

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1205-1214

  Lindsey, P A ^a,d   Alexander, R ^b   Du Toit, J T ^a   Mills, M G L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^d Save Valley Conservancy   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Donor funding; Game ranching; Lycaon pictus; Metapopulation; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

CANID; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RANGE EXPANSION; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LYCAON PICTUS;

EID: 27944449161     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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