Public attitudes toward wildlife damage management and policy

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 746-758

  Reiter, Douglas K ^a   Brunson, Mark W ^a,b,c   Schmidt, Robert H ^a,d,e,f,g,h  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Western Section of TWS

^h Natl Anim Damage Contr Assoc ^*

Author keywords

Animal Damage Control; Attitudes; Public opinion; Survey; Wildlife damage management; Wildlife Services

Indexed keywords

PEST CONTROL; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033407134     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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