Residents' support for wolf and bear conservation: The moderating influence of knowledge

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 295-302

  Glikman, Jenny Anne ^a   Vaske, Jerry J ^b   Bath, Alistair J ^a   Ciucci, Paolo ^c   Boitani, Luigi ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Brown bears; Knowledge; Norms; Wolves

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 84856759646     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0579-x     Document Type: Article

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