What do wolves mean? Conflicting social constructions of Canis lupus in “bordertown”

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 26-45

  Scarce, Rik ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental sociology; Meaning; Social construction of nature; Wolves; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002449044     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871209809359130     Document Type: Article

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