Human-wildlife conflicts in a fragmented Amazonian forest landscape: Determinants of large felid depredation on livestock

Animal Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-188

  Michalski, Fernanda ^a,b   Boulhosa, R L P ^b,c   Faria, A ^d   Peres, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Instituto Pro Carnivoros   (Brazil)

^c CENAP/IBAMA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazonia; Human wildlife conflicts; Large felids; Predation

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FELID; PREDATION; RIPARIAN FOREST; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; FELIDAE; PANTHERA ONCA; PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 33645838645     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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