Lessons from two local extinctions: Sariska and Kailadevi (Ranthambhore) in Rajasthan, India

Conservation and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 256-262

  Reddy, G Viswanatha ^a  

^a Leuser International Foundation   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Co existence agenda; Displacement; Inviolate spaces; People in PAs; Relocation; Social impact of PAs; Species area curves; Tiger crisis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051920404     PISSN: 09724923     EISSN: 09753133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4923.49218     Document Type: Review

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