International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

The economic significance of lion breeding operations in the South African Wildlife Industry

Peet Van der Merwe
  • Peet Van der Merwe
  • Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society (TREES), School of Tourism Management, North-West University, South Africa.
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Melville Saayman
  • Melville Saayman
  • Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society (TREES), School of Tourism Management, North-West University, South Africa.
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Jauntelle Els
  • Jauntelle Els
  • Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society (TREES), School of Tourism Management, North-West University, South Africa.
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Andrea Saayman
  • Andrea Saayman
  • Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society (TREES), School of Tourism Management, North-West University, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 06 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 13 October 2017
  •  Published: 30 November 2017

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