Feeding of wildlife: How effective are the 'Keep Wildlife Wild' signs in Tasmania's National Parks?

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-204

  Mallick, Stephen A ^a   Driessen, Michael M ^a  

^a Nature Conservation Branch   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feeding wildlife; National Parks; Tasmania; Visitor behaviour; Wildness

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; NATIONAL PARK; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

ANIMALIA; STREPERA FULIGINOSA;

EID: 0346734394     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-8903.2003.00157.x     Document Type: Review

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