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We thank the Economic Planning Unit (Permit no. 3072) and the Department for Orang Asli Development for allowing us to conduct this research.
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We are grateful to funding support from the Australian Research Council, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rhino and Tiger Conservation Fund, Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Cleveland Zoological Society Asian Seed Grant, IDEA WILD, James Cook University Graduate Research Scheme, Universiti Malaya Research Grant and James Cook University Postgraduate Research Scholarship.
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Clements, G.R., Aziz, S.A., Bulan, R. et al. Not Everyone Wants Roads: Assessing Indigenous People’s Support for Roads in a Globally Important Tiger Conservation Landscape. Hum Ecol 46, 909–915 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-018-0029-4
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