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

Human-wildlife conflict in the Campo-Ma’an Technical Operational Unit, Southern Cameroon

Djoko Isaac Blaise
  • Djoko Isaac Blaise
  • Department of Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St W., Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6, Canada.
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Weladji Robert Bertrand
  • Weladji Robert Bertrand
  • Department of Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St W., Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6, Canada.
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Paré Patrick
  • Paré Patrick
  • Conservation and Research Department, Zoo de Granby, 525 St-Hubert, Granby, QC J2G 5P3, Canada.
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  •  Received: 04 August 2022
  •  Accepted: 24 November 2022
  •  Published: 31 December 2022

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