Public knowledge and perceptions of Black-Tailed prairie dogs

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-143

  Lee Lamb, Berton ^a   Cline, Kurt ^b  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Endangered Species Act; Environmental Education; Non game Wildlife; Public Participation; Species Management; Threatened Species

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976305500     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200304304     Document Type: Article

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