The relevance of age and gender for public attitudes to brown bears (Ursus arctos), black bears (Ursus americanus), and cougars (Puma concolor) in Kamloops, British Columbia

Society and Animals

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 341-359

  Campbell, Michael O'Neal ^a  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

age; black bear; brown bear; cougar; gender; Kamloops

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893085443     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: 15685306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685306-12341260     Document Type: Article

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