Analysis of Variance of Persons Attacked for Elephant Encounters in the Lodhasuli Forest Areas of West Bengal

Gautam Kumar Das

doi:10.36808/if/2022/v148i10/157916

Analysis of Variance of Persons Attacked for Elephant Encounters in the Lodhasuli Forest Areas of West Bengal

Authors

Gautam Kumar Das 19, Raj Krishna Pal Lane Kolkata – 700 075

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2022/v148i10/157916

Abstract

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