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

Livestock depredation by wild carnivores in the Eastern Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania

Franco Peniel Mbise
  • Franco Peniel Mbise
  • Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Realfagbygget, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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Gine Roll Skjærvø
  • Gine Roll Skjærvø
  • Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Realfagbygget, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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Richard D. Lyamuya
  • Richard D. Lyamuya
  • Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Realfagbygget, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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Robert D. Fyumagwa
  • Robert D. Fyumagwa
  • Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P.O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Craig Jackson
  • Craig Jackson
  • Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Høgskoleringen 10, 7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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Tomas Holmern
  • Tomas Holmern
  • Norwegian Environment Agency, Brattørkaia 15, 7010 Trondheim, Norway.
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Eivin Røskaft
  • Eivin Røskaft
  • Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Realfagbygget, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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  •  Received: 14 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 17 January 2018
  •  Published: 31 March 2018

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