Uptake and performance of farm-based measures for reducing crop raiding by elephants Loxodonta africana among smallholder farms in Laikipia District, Kenya

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Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-82

  Graham, M D ^a,b   Ochieng, T ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African elephant; Community based; Human elephant conflict; Kenya; Laikipia; Loxodonta africana; Uptake

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DAMAGE; ELEPHANT; SMALLHOLDER; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; LAIKIPIA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 39749097394     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308000677     Document Type: Article

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