Wildlife damage and its impact on public attitudes towards conservation: A comparative study of Kenya and Botswana, with particular reference to Kenya's Laikipia Region and Botswana's Okavango Delta Region

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 274-296

  Sifuna, Nixon ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Human wildlife conflicts; Laikipia; Livelihoods; Local communities; Okavango; Public attitudes; Wildlife damage

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SURVIVAL;

KENYA; LAIKIPIA; NAMIBIA; OKAVANGO; RIFT VALLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77953757154     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909610364776     Document Type: Article

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