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Original Article

Decolonizing conservationist hero narratives: a critical genealogy of William T. Hornaday and colonial conservation rhetorics

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Pages 284-296 | Received 13 Jul 2018, Accepted 17 Oct 2018, Published online: 08 Jun 2019

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