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

Attitudes of Maasai pastoralists towards the conservation of large carnivores in the Loliondo Game Controlled Area of Northern Tanzania

Richard D. Lyamuya
  • Richard D. Lyamuya
  • Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P.O. Box 661Arusha, Tanzania.
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Emmanuel H. Masenga
  • Emmanuel H. Masenga
  • Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P.O. Box 661Arusha, Tanzania.
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Franco Peniel Mbise
  • Franco Peniel Mbise
  • 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 661Arusha, Tanzania.
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Machoke N. Mwita
  • Machoke N. Mwita
  • Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Realfagbygget, NO-7491 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: 30 September 2014
  •  Accepted: 03 November 2014
  •  Published: 20 November 2014

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