Elephants in the village: Causes and consequences of property damage in Asia and Africa
Abstract In recent years, reports of elephants causing damage in rural villages by destroying houses and foraging on stored food have been increasing, but little is known about the determinants and magnitude of this damage. In this study, we have examined the extent of property damage by elephants (...
Main Authors: | Eva M. Gross, Bibhuti P. Lahkar, Naresh Subedi, Vincent R. Nyirenda, Eva Klebelsberg, Oliver Jakoby |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-02-01
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Series: | Conservation Science and Practice |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.343 |
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