Mass media effect on the operating environment of a wildlife-related risk-communication Campaign

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1407-1413

  Gore, Meredith L ^a   Knuth, Barbara A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

black bear; humanwildlife conflict; New Jersey; New York; risk communication; risk perception; social amplification of risk; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MASS MEDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 77954493990     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-343     Document Type: Article

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