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Title
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The Irula Co-operative Venom Centre, India
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Creator
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Whitaker, Romulus
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Andrews, Harry V.
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Date
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1995
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Subject
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Tamil Nadu
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Irula
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snake catching
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environment
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knowledge
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livelihood
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Identifier
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doi:10.1017/s0030605300021001
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issn:0030-6053
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Is Part Of
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Oryx
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Publisher
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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Abstract
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When the Indian Government banned the export of snakeskins in 1976, the Irulas – a tribal people whose traditional skills included snake-catching – lost a major source of income. The authors describe how the Irula Co-operative Venom Centre was established to replace this lost income and at the same time exploit a valuable wildlife resource in a way that is apparently sustainable. More research is needed, however, to ensure that the project is viable in the long term.
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Bibliographic Citation
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Whitaker, Romulus; Andrews, Harry V.. (1995). 'The Irula Co-operative Venom Centre, India'. Oryx, 29(2), pp. 129-135.
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Extent
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Vol. 29, Issue 2, pp. 129-135
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Type
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journal-article
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Kaanu ID
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kb001184