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From poachers to protectors: engaging local communities in solutions to illegal wildlife trade

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From poachers to protectors: engaging local communities in solutions to illegal wildlife trade. / Cooney, Rosie; Roe, Dilys; Dublin, Holly et al.
In: Conservation Letters, Vol. 10, No. 3, 05.2017, p. 367-374.

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Cooney, R, Roe, D, Dublin, H, Phelps, JW, Wilkie, D, Keane, A, Travers, H, Skinner, D, Challender, DWS & Allan, JR 2017, 'From poachers to protectors: engaging local communities in solutions to illegal wildlife trade', Conservation Letters, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 367-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12294

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Cooney, R., Roe, D., Dublin, H., Phelps, J. W., Wilkie, D., Keane, A., Travers, H., Skinner, D., Challender, D. W. S., & Allan, J. R. (2017). From poachers to protectors: engaging local communities in solutions to illegal wildlife trade. Conservation Letters, 10(3), 367-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12294

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Cooney R, Roe D, Dublin H, Phelps JW, Wilkie D, Keane A et al. From poachers to protectors: engaging local communities in solutions to illegal wildlife trade. Conservation Letters. 2017 May;10(3):367-374. Epub 2016 Sept 26. doi: 10.1111/conl.12294

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Cooney, Rosie ; Roe, Dilys ; Dublin, Holly et al. / From poachers to protectors : engaging local communities in solutions to illegal wildlife trade. In: Conservation Letters. 2017 ; Vol. 10, No. 3. pp. 367-374.

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