A review of public attitudes toward bears in Japan

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-226

  Sakurai, Ryo ^a   Jacobson, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 68149183549     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200902839308     Document Type: Review

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