Killer whale killers

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 153-160

  Parsons, E C M ^a,b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congressional hearing; Killer whale; Occupational safety and health administration (OSHA); Orcinus orca; Sea world; Trainer deaths

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869417666     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427312X13491835451494     Document Type: Article

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