From a human dimensions perspective, the unknown large carnivore: Public attitudes toward Eurasian lynx in Poland

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-46

  Bath, Alistair ^a   Olszanska, Agnieszka ^b   Okarma, Henryk ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Farmers; Fear; Foresters; Gender; Hunters; Knowledge; Public acceptance; Teenagers; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

LYNX; LYNX LYNX;

EID: 39049172089     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200701812928     Document Type: Article

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