The influence of persuasive arguments on public attitudes toward a proposed wolf restoration in the southern Rockies

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 154-163

  Meadow, Robert ^a,d   Reading, Richard P ^b,e   Phillips, Mike ^c   Mehringer, Mark ^a,d   Miller, Brian J ^b  

^a Decision Research   (United States)

^b DENVER ZOO   (United States)

^c Turner Endangered Species Fund   (United States)

^d DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Denver Zoological Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Canis lupus; Persuasion; Restoration; Southern Rockies; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 22244457087     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[154:TIOPAO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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