Beliefs, attitudes, and intentions for allowing elephants in group ranches around amboseli national park, Kenya

ABSTRACT Wildlife authorities and conservationists are working to improve attitudes toward elephants (Loxodonta africana) among residents of the Greater Amboseli Ecosystem in southern Kenya; yet information on existing attitudes and their antecedents is lacking. In 2005, we conducted a survey of 569...

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Published in:	Wildlife Society Bulletin
Main Authors:	Christine Browne‐Nuñez, Susan K. Jacobson, Jerry J. Vaske
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2013-09-01
Subjects:	Africa attitudes beliefs elephant human–elephant conflict intention
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.296

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