A comparison of attitudes towards introduced wildlife in New Zealand in 1994 and 2012

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 136-151

  Russell, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

1080 control; deer; eradicate; herbivores; hunting; poison; possum; predators

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHY; HERBIVORE; MAMMAL; PEST CONTROL; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; STAKEHOLDER; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERVIDAE; MACROPODIDAE; MAMMALIA; MUSTELIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; SUIDAE;

EID: 85027935945     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2014.944192     Document Type: Article

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