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Understanding the spatial distribution of elephant (Loxodonta africana) poaching incidences in the mid-Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe using Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing

Mbulisi SibandaSchool of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa;Department of Geography & Population Studies, C’ Block NRZ Training Centre, Bulawayo, ZimbabweCorrespondence[email protected]
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Timothy DubeSchool of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Victor M. BangamwaboSchool of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Onisimo MutangaSchool of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Cletah ShokoSchool of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Webster GumindogaDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Pages 1006-1018 | Received 09 Jul 2015, Accepted 09 Sep 2015, Published online: 27 Oct 2015

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