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

Short Communication

Livestock loss by the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in and around a waste dumping site in Northern Ethiopia

Mihret Girmay
  • Mihret Girmay
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Jimma University P.o.box 378 Jima, Ethiopia.
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Tsegaye Gadisa
  • Tsegaye Gadisa
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Jimma University P.o.box 378 Jima, Ethiopia.
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Gidey Yirga
  • Gidey Yirga
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Mekelle University P.O. Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 28 November 2014
  •  Published: 30 January 2015

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