Human disease hinders anti-poaching efforts in Indian nature reserves

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2382-2385

  Velho, Nandini ^a,b   Srinivasan, Umesh ^a   Prashanth, N S ^c   Laurance, William F ^b  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Institute of Public Health   (India)

Author keywords

India; Malaria; Pakke Tiger Reserve; Park management; Poaching; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE TREATMENT; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUNTING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MALARIA; MORTALITY; NATURE RESERVE; PARK MANAGEMENT; POACHING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARUNACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; PAKHUI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY;

EID: 79960895508     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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