Application of Risk Concepts to Wildlife Management: Special Issue Introduction

Gore, Meredith L.; Wilson, Robyn S.; Siemer, William F.; Hudenko, Heather Wieczorek; Clarke, Chris; Hart, P. Sol; Maguire, Lynn A.; Muter, Bret A.

doi:10.1080/10871200903160944

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“…Fear is a dimension of affective risk perception (Sjöberg, 1998). Risk perceptions are important to understand, as they can influence attitudes and behaviors toward wildlife and receptivity to educational communications (Gore et al, 2009;Riley and Decker, 2000). In addition to fear, risk perceptions are based on the presence of certain factors including perceived control over the risk and trust in the individual or group charged with managing the risk -additional themes that emerged from our discussions (see below).…”

Section: Fear Of Wolvesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Tolerance of wolves in Wisconsin: A mixed-methods examination of policy effects on attitudes and behavioral inclinations

Browne-Nuñez

Treves

MacFarland

et al. 2015

Biological Conservation

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Section: Fear Of Wolvesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Tolerance of wolves in Wisconsin: A mixed-methods examination of policy effects on attitudes and behavioral inclinations

Browne-Nuñez

Treves

MacFarland

et al. 2015

Biological Conservation

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“…Rather, people are influenced by factors such as controllability (i.e., perception of being in control or having a choice), timing (i.e., whether the consequences are immediate or delayed), and media attention (Adams & Smith, 2001;Gore et al, 2009;Sjöberg, 2000aSjöberg, , 2000b. The discovery of CWD in Wisconsin, for example, coincided with an outbreak of mad cow disease in Europe.…”

Section: Lesson 3: Perceived Human Health Risks Can Influence Behaviormentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Disease-related research has identified two primary predictors of human behavior change in response to disease: (a) high prevalence of a disease and (b) severe human consequences of a disease (Adams & Smith, 2001;Gore et al, 2009;Sjöberg, 2000aSjöberg, , 2000b. Understanding stakeholder risk perceptions is important because risk management strategies should integrate perceptions and acceptance of these strategies.…”

Section: Lesson 3: Perceived Human Health Risks Can Influence Behaviormentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Although tentative findings suggest that a proportion of people consider the threats associated with these diseases to be similar, more research on other diseases would broaden our understanding of risk sensitivity. Given the contentious nature of human dimensions problems, continuing to draw on the risk literature to examine risk perceptions and other CWD risks may facilitate a better understanding of the challenges faced by wildlife managers (Gore et al, 2009). …”

Section: Future Hd Of Cwd Researchmentioning

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Lessons Learned from Human Dimensions of Chronic Wasting Disease Research

Vaske

2010

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

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Although the human dimensions (HD) of chronic wasting disease (CWD) research is relatively new, at least 38 journal articles have been published in the last seven years. This article synthesizes seven lessons learned from HD of CWD research (e.g., hunters vary in their behavioral response to CWD and perceived human health risks; agency trust can influence behavior and acceptance of management actions; not all management actions are equally acceptable and/or effective). This body of work directly incorporates concepts found in social psychological, economics, communication and risk theories to better understand the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of multiple stakeholders (e.g., hunters, non-hunters, guide outfitters) across multiple states. The general approach utilized by human dimensions research on CWD can be applied to a variety of wildlife diseases. A systematic program of human dimensions inquiry is necessary to understand and prepare for the next wildlife disease crisis.

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“…In addition to the three variables, we also analyzed people's risk perception and social trust to examine if these additional variables would strengthen the explanatory power of the model in predicting people's behavioral intentions. Risk perception is the threat or danger that individuals believe they are facing (Gore et al 2009), and is measured by people's evaluation of threats or dangerous activities (Slovic 1987). Social trust is people's willingness to depend on agencies or individuals who are responsible for managing the environment or public health (Siegrist, Gutscher, and Earle 2005).…”

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Assessing the impact of a wildlife education program on Japanese attitudes and behavioral intentions

Sakurai

Jacobson

Matsuda

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Environmental Education Research

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Human-wildlife conflicts are common in agricultural communities and mountainous villages in Japan. Tochigi prefecture has one of the highest amounts of agricultural damage caused by wildlife in the country. To reduce conflicts, the Nature Preservation Division of Tochigi Prefecture launched a wildlife damage prevention program. We evaluated the effects of this program on residents' attitudes and behavioral intentions by comparing a model district receiving the treatment program to a nearby control district. We conducted a survey of all households registered either in the residential organization or telephone book in each district (n = 423), with a 46% response rate. The model district did not differ from the control except for greater perceived behavioral control regarding wildlife damage among residents in the model district (F = 3.83, df = 1, p = 0.05). An unanticipated outcome was the development of a community-based wildlife group in the model district. In both model and control districts, subjective norm (perceived social pressure to engage or not to engage in a behavior) was the strongest predictor of behavioral intentions, unlike results of studies conducted in the US.

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Application of Risk Concepts to Wildlife Management: Special Issue Introduction

Cited by 54 publications

References 53 publications

Tolerance of wolves in Wisconsin: A mixed-methods examination of policy effects on attitudes and behavioral inclinations

Tolerance of wolves in Wisconsin: A mixed-methods examination of policy effects on attitudes and behavioral inclinations

Lessons Learned from Human Dimensions of Chronic Wasting Disease Research

Assessing the impact of a wildlife education program on Japanese attitudes and behavioral intentions

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