Why inter-country loans will not help Sumatra's elephants

Zoo Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-246

  Hedges, Simon ^a,d,f   Tyson, Martin J ^a,b   Sitompul, Arnold F ^a,e   Hammatt, Hank ^c  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society Bogor   (Indonesia)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Elephant Care International   (United States)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^f c/o 1 Kearstwick Cottages ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; Conservation; Elephas maximus; Indonesia; Loans; Zoos

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 33746168632     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20090     Document Type: Review

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