Social acceptability of wildlife management actions in suburban areas: 3 cases from New York

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 152-159

  Loker, Cynthia A ^a   Decker, Daniel J ^b   Schwager, Steven J ^b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaver; Canada geese; Management actions; Suburban residents; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SUBURBAN AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

BRANTA CANADENSIS; CASTOR CANADENSIS; ODOCOILEUS CANADENSIS;

EID: 0032838601     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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