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Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Dan Bucknell, Tony Chasar, David Lucas, Felix Lankester, and Ateh Wilson of the LWC; Neil Maddison of Bristol Zoo Gardens/CWAF; and Liz Pearson and Tony King of PPG, for their invaluable contributions to this chapter. We also thank Hannah Buchanan-Smith, James Anderson, Liz Williamson, Anita Rennie, and an anonymous reviewer for commenting on the manuscript. Finally, thanks to Tara Stoinski for inviting this hotly debated topic alongside more traditional approaches to conservation.

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    Kay H. Farmer

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Farmer, K.H., Courage, A. (2008). Sanctuaries and Reintroduction: A Role in Gorilla Conservation?. In: Stoinski, T.S., Steklis, H.D., Mehlman, P.T. (eds) Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70721-1_3

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