Attitudes towards compensation for wolf damage to livestock in Viana do Castelo, North of Portugal

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-351

  Milheiras, Sérgio ^a   Hodge, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensation schemes; Human wildlife conflicts; Livestock depredation; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; EXPENDITURE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PREDATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

PORTUGAL; VIANA DO CASTELO [PORTUGAL];

CANIDAE;

EID: 84855715457     PISSN: 13511610     EISSN: 14698412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13511610.2011.592071     Document Type: Article

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