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: 681

Full Length Research Paper

Trends in compensation for human-wildlife conflict losses in Kenya

Joseph M. Mukeka
  • Joseph M. Mukeka
  • Kenya Wildlife Service, P. O. Box. 40241-00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Joseph O. Ogutu
  • Joseph O. Ogutu
  • Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstrasse 23, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany.
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Erustus Kanga
  • Erustus Kanga
  • Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, Kenya.
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Eivin Røskaft
  • Eivin Røskaft
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, NTNU Gløshaugen, 7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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  •  Received: 15 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 28 March 2019
  •  Published: 31 March 2019

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