Mutiny or clear sailing? Examining the role of the asian elephant as a flagship species

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-160

  Barua, Maan ^a   Tamuly, Jatin ^b   Ahmed, Riyaz Akhtar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Wild Grass Kaziranga   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; Conservation; Flagship species; Human wildlife conflict; India

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 77951027222     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200903536176     Document Type: Article

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