Beliefs and Behaviors of Backcountry Campers in Montana toward Grizzly Bears
Mccool SF and Braithwaite AM. 1989. Beliefs and Behaviors of Backcountry Campers in Montana toward Grizzly Bears. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 17(4):514-519
Article focuses on examining four specific beliefs of backcountry campers concerning grizzly bears. These include ecologistic, naturalistic, moralistic, and negativistic. To determine these beliefs concerning grizzly bears, two popular backcountry areas were sampled. One area was Glacier National Park, and the other was Jewel Basin Hiking Area.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Mccool, Stephen; Braithwaite, Amy
- Units
- GLAC
- Keywords
- Attitudes, Backcountry, Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos), Human-Animal Encounters, Jewel Basin Hiking Area MT, Management