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

Can conservation incentives promote willingness to coexist with large carnivores in the eastern Serengeti ecosystem?

Franco P. Mbise
  • Franco P. Mbise
  • Department of Biology, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Eivin Røskaft
  • Eivin Røskaft
  • Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
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  •  Received: 23 April 2021
  •  Accepted: 24 June 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

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