The Significance of African Lions for the Financial Viability of Trophy Hunting and the Maintenance of Wild Land

Peter Andrew Lindsey; Guy Andrew Balme; Vernon Richard Booth; Neil Midlane

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029332

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The Significance of African Lions for the Financial Viability of Trophy Hunting and the Maintenance of Wild Land

Peter Andrew Lindsey ,

* E-mail: palindsey@gmail.com

Affiliations Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, Panthera, New York, United States of America
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Guy Andrew Balme,

Affiliation Panthera, New York, United States of America
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Vernon Richard Booth,

Affiliation Harare, Zimbabwe
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Neil Midlane

Affiliations Panthera, New York, United States of America, Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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The Significance of African Lions for the Financial Viability of Trophy Hunting and the Maintenance of Wild Land

Peter Andrew Lindsey,
Guy Andrew Balme,
Vernon Richard Booth,
Neil Midlane

Published: January 11, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029332

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