A tale of three villages: Choosing an effective method for assessing poaching levels in western Serengeti, Tanzania

ORYX

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-184

  Knapp, Eli J ^a,d   Rentsch, Dennis ^a,c   Schmitt, Jennifer ^a,c   Lewis, Claire ^b,e   Polasky, Stephen ^c  

^a TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b Grumeti Fund ^*  (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d HOUGHTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e North Luangwa Conservation Project   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Bushmeat consumption; Dietary recall; Enforcement; Illegal hunting; Poaching; Serengeti

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; DIETARY SHIFT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; POACHING; PROTECTED AREA; SELF ASSESSMENT;

SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK; TANZANIA;

EID: 77952489874     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605309990895     Document Type: Article

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