Optimising investments from elephant tourist revenues in the Maputo Elephant Reserve, Mozambique

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 225-236

  de Boer, W F ^a   Stigter, J D ^a   Ntumi, C P ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Crop damage; Fence; Game viewing; Hunting; Poaching

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELEPHANT; HUNTING; INVESTMENT; OPTIMIZATION; POACHING; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA; MAPUTO ELEPHANT RESERVE; MAPUTO [MOZAMBIQUE]; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 36048950803     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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