Risk perception as a factor in wildlife stakeholder acceptance capacity for cougars in montana

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 50-62

  Riley, Shawn J ^a   Decker, Daniel J ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cougars; Human dimensions; Puma concolor; Risk perception; Wildlife management; Wildlife stakeholder acceptance capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003241803     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200009359187     Document Type: Article

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