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

Communal knowledge and perceptions of African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) reintroduction in the western part of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Emmanuel Hosiana Masenga
  • Emmanuel Hosiana Masenga
  • Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), P.O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania
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Richard Daniel Lyamuya
  • Richard Daniel Lyamuya
  • Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Realfagbygget, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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Ernest Eblate Mjingo
  • Ernest Eblate Mjingo
  • Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), P.O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania
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Robert Dominikus Fyumagwa
  • Robert Dominikus Fyumagwa
  • Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), P.O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania
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Eivin Røskaft
  • Eivin Røskaft
  • Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Realfagbygget, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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  •  Received: 16 February 2017
  •  Accepted: 23 March 2017
  •  Published: 31 May 2017

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