A conceptual framework for understanding illegal killing of large carnivores.

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Published in Ambio on November 16, 2016

Authors

Neil H Carter1, José Vicente López-Bao2, Jeremy T Bruskotter3, Meredith Gore4, Guillaume Chapron5, Arlyne Johnson6, Yaffa Epstein7, Mahendra Shrestha8, Jens Frank5, Omar Ohrens9, Adrian Treves9

Author Affiliations

1: Human-Environment Systems Research Center, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr., Boise, ID, 83725, USA. neilcarter@boisestate.edu.
2: Research Unit of Biodiversity (UO/CSIC/PA), Oviedo University, Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quirós s/n, 33600, Mieres, Spain.
3: School of Environment & Natural Resources, Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
4: Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, 20025, USA.
5: Department of Ecology, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 730 91, Riddarhyttan, Sweden.
6: Foundations of Success, 4109 Maryland Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20816, USA.
7: Department of Law, Uppsala University, Box 512, 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden.
8: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, MRC 5503, 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20008, USA.
9: Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 30A Science, Madison, WI, USA.

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