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: 680

Full Length Research Paper

Abundance of hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas hamadryas) and conflict with humans in Awash National Park, Ethiopia

Mesele Admassu
  • Mesele Admassu
  • Addis Ababa University, P. O Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Yosef Mamo
  • Yosef Mamo
  • Department of Biology, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 5, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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Afework Bekele
  • Afework Bekele
  • Addis Ababa University, P. O Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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  •  Accepted: 20 February 2014
  •  Published: 28 March 2014

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