The southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) faces an uncertain future in the wild due to increased poaching pressure and habitat fragmentation, thus management of reproductively successful populations is critical importance. Successful reproductive outcomes may be mediated by diet gut microbial diversity; therefore, understanding dynamics within between captive help improve conser...

recently, natural resources economists have turned to valuation and appraisal of the contribution of natural resources to human’s welfare and they have made striking progress in valuing the environmental and ecological services of eco-systems. the present study investigated people’s willingness to pay (wtp) for participation in preservation and reclamation of abuzeidabad desert area through con...