Towards an integrated approach for reducing the conflict between elephants and people: A review of current research

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Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 80-84

  Osborn, Ferrel V ^a,b   Parker, Guy E ^a,b  

^a Mid Zambezi Elephant Project   (Zimbabwe)

^b Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe ^*  (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Africa; Crop raiding; Elephants; Farmers; Human animal conflict

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CROP DAMAGE; ELEPHANT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 28844498234     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605303000152     Document Type: Review

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