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Best wishes, Asko Parpola (University of Helsinki)

On 12. Sep 2022, at 16.43, James Hegarty via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

I was asked what sources there are on this topic by an interested colleague (in Conservation Science). I was stumped.

Can you help me?

Best,

James Hegarty
Cardiff University

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