Hunter perceptions of similarity and trust in wildlife agencies and personal risk associated with chronic wasting disease

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-214

  Needham, Mark D ^a   Vaske, Jerry J ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic wasting disease; Hunting; Perceived risk; Salient value similarity; Social trust; Structural equation modeling; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HUNTING; MODELING; RISK PERCEPTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CERVIDAE;

EID: 39449121368     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920701816336     Document Type: Article

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