Trio under threat: Can we secure the future of rhinos, elephants and tigers in Malaysia?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1115-1136

  Clements, Reuben ^a   Rayan, Darmaraj Mark ^a   Zafir, Abdul Wahab Ahmad ^a   Venkataraman, Arun ^a   Alfred, Raymond ^c   Payne, Junaidi ^c   Ambu, Laurentius ^b   Sharma, Dionysius Shankar Kumar ^a  

^a World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b SABAH WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (Malaysia)

^c World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Conservation; Endangered species; Extinction; Hunting; Infrastructure development; Logging; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ELEPHANT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; FELID; FIELD SURVEY; HUNTING; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LOGGING (TIMBER); MONITORING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; PROTECTED AREA; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNGULATE;

EAST MALAYSIA; MALAYSIA; SABAH; WEST MALAYSIA;

DICERORHINUS SUMATRENSIS; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 77952288801     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9775-3     Document Type: Article

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