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

The attitudes and practices of local people towards wildlife in Chebera Churchura national park, Ethiopia

Aberham Megaze
  • Aberham Megaze
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Wolaita Sodo University, P. O. Box 138 Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
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Mundanthra Balakrishnan
  • Mundanthra Balakrishnan
  • Department of Zoological Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P. O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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Gurja Belay
  • Gurja Belay
  • Department of Zoological Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P. O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 12 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 29 November 2016
  •  Published: 28 February 2017

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