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Chapter Twelve - Rewilding a country: Britain as a study case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2019

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Christopher J. Sandom  and
Sophie Wynne-Jones
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Nathalie Pettorelli ,
Sarah M. Durant  and
Johan T. du Toit
Nathalie Pettorelli
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Institute of Zoology, London
Sarah M. Durant
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, London
Johan T. du Toit
Affiliation:
Utah State University
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Rewilding , pp. 222 - 247
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