Human-wildlife conflicts influence attitudes but not necessarily behaviors: Factors driving the poaching of bears in China

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 538-547

  Liu, Fang ^a   McShea, William J ^b   Garshelis, David L ^c   Zhu, Xiaojian ^a   Wang, Dajun ^a   Shao, Liangkun ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d Long'an Town   (China)

Author keywords

Asiatic black bear; Bear parts trade; Crop damage; Interview survey; Livestock predation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEAR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CROP DAMAGE; LIVESTOCK; MITIGATION; PERCEPTION; POACHING; PREDATION; WILD POPULATION;

AGONIDAE; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 78751636920     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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