Assessment and management options of human-tiger conflicts in Kerinci Seblat Ntional Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Mammal Study

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-154

  Nugraha, Rudijanta Tjahja ^a,c   Sugardjito, Jito ^b,c  

^a Ministry of Forestry   (Indonesia)

^b INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

^c FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human tiger conflict; Kerinci Seblat National Park; Livestock; Panthera tigris sumatrae; Prey animals

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS SUMATRAE;

EID: 77951018271     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/041.034.0303     Document Type: Article

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