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Chapter Eight - Understanding the factors shaping the attitudes towards wilderness and rewilding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2019

Nathalie Pettorelli
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, London
Sarah M. Durant
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, London
Johan T. du Toit
Affiliation:
Utah State University
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Rewilding , pp. 142 - 164
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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