The Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, Ghana: A case for blending traditional and introduced wildlife conservation systems

West African Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-10

  Attuquayefio, D K ^a   Gyampoh, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

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