Kiwis against possums: A critical analysis of anti-possum rhetoric in aotearoa New Zealand

Society and Animals

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-20

  Potts, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

'pest' species; Brushtail possum; Fur industry; Hunting; New Zealand; Possum advocacy

Indexed keywords

METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE;

EID: 68249140117     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: 15685306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853009X393738     Document Type: Article

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