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Humans have been involved in efforts to manage wildlife populations for centuries.
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Nichols, J.D., Karanth, K.U., Gopalaswamy, A.M., Reddy, G.V., Goodrich, J.M., Miquelle, D.G. (2017). Informed Decision Processes for Tiger Conservation: A Vision for the Future. In: Karanth, K., Nichols, J. (eds) Methods For Monitoring Tiger And Prey Populations. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5436-5_14
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