Birds and beaches, dogs and leashes: Dog owners' sense of obligation to leash dogs on beaches in Victoria, Australia

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-101

  Williams, Kathryn J H ^a   Weston, Michael A ^b   Henry, Stacey ^a   Maguire, Grainne S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Birds Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Bird conservation; Dog owners; Obligation to leash

Indexed keywords

AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 68149172732     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200802649799     Document Type: Article

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