Trophy hunting and lion conservation: a question of governance?
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Sustainability and Long Term-Tenure: Lion Trophy Hunting in Tanzania
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عنوان ژورنال: Oryx
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0030-6053,1365-3008
DOI: 10.1017/s003060531200035x