Opposition to aerial 1080 poisoning for control of invasive mammals in New Zealand: Risk perceptions and agency responses

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 185-213

  Green, W ^a   Rohan, M ^b  

^a Department of Conservation ^*  (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brushtail possum; Compound 1080; Outrage factors; Pest control; Risk communication; Risk perception; Sodium fluoroacetate; Trichosurus vulpecula; Wicked problems

Indexed keywords

ACETATE (ESTER); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INVASIVE SPECIES; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; PEST CONTROL; PLANNING PROCESS; POISONING; POPULAR PROTEST; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SODIUM; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 84859366678     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2011.556130     Document Type: Article

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