Human encroachment into protected area networks in Zambia: implications for large carnivore conservation

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 415-429

  Watson, Fred G R ^a,b   Becker, Matthew S ^b,c   Milanzi, James ^d   Nyirenda, Moses ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Zambian Carnivore Programme   (Zambia)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Zambia Wildlife Authority   (Zambia)

^e Zambia Country Office   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Community conservation; Encroachment; Kafue; KAZA; Luangwa; Remote sensing; Transfrontier; Wildlife; Zambia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936860816     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-014-0629-5     Document Type: Article

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