Evaluating hunter support for black bear restoration in East Texas

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 407-418

  Morzillo, Anita T ^a   Mertig, Angela G ^b   Garner, Nathan ^c   Liu, Jianguo ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Black bear; Hunting; Restoration; Texas

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 70849104235     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200903096189     Document Type: Review

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