Human Perspectives and Conservation of Grizzly Bears in Banff National Park, Canada

Conservation Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 420-431

  Chamberlain, Emily C ^a   Rutherford, Murray B ^a   Gibeau, Michael L ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Banff National Park; Conservation policy; Human perspectives; Q methodology; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; FACTOR ANALYSIS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLICY STRATEGY; STAKEHOLDER; WATERSHED;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; URSIDAE;

ALBERTA; BANFF NATIONAL PARK; BOW RIVER; CANADA;

URSUS ARCTOS; URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBILIS;

EID: 84861161050     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01856.x     Document Type: Article

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