Accounts of wildlife law violators: Motivations and rationalizations

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-131

  Eliason, Stephen L ^a  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation officers; Crime; Fishing; Hunting; Poaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649178540     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200490441775     Document Type: Article

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