Illegal hunting in Jordan: Using social media to assess impacts on wildlife

ORYX

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 730-735

  Eid, Ehab ^a   Handal, Ramzi ^b  

^a Roy Soc for Conservation of Nature   (Jordan)

^b Jordan's Outdoor Sport Association   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Facebook; hunting; illegal; impact; Jordan; social media; wildlife

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CRIME; GOVERNMENT; HUNTING; MAMMAL; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; REPTILE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SONGBIRD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; JORDAN; PERSIAN GULF;

ALECTORIS CHUKAR; ANIMALIA; AVES; CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA NUBIANA; GAZELLA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 85018959509     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605316001629     Document Type: Article

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