Living with problem animals—self-reported fear of potentially dangerous species in the serengeti region, Tanzania

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 397-409

  Kaltenborn, Bjørn P ^a   Bjerke, Tore ^a   Nyahongo, Julius ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Tanzanian Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI)   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Fear; Human wildlife interaction; Problem animals; Serengeti National Park; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017075032     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200600984323     Document Type: Article

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