CWD Prevalence, Perceived Human Health Risks, and State Influences on Deer Hunting Participation

Vaske, Jerry J.; Lyon, Katie

doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01514.x

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“…Avoiding increased prevalence appears to have higher welfare impacts than avoiding increased spread. A similar response has been noted by Vaske and Lyon (2011) where increasing prevalence was identified as the strongest factor influencing a decision to stop hunting. Cumulative welfare impacts for the province are also provided.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 74%

The Impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease and its Management on Recreational Hunters

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Adamowicz

2011

Canadian J Agri Economics

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This paper examines the site choices of recreational deer hunters in context of changing levels of chronic wasting disease (CWD) and its management in Alberta. CWD is a prion disease that affects wild cervids and is found in Saskatchewan and Alberta. There are no known human health risks from CWD but the condition is fatal for cervids. The methodological approach employed utilizes both revealed and stated preference data collected from resident hunters using a computer-based survey. The results suggest that while hunting behavior is not significantly altered by current CWD levels and management programs, there would be some changes given higher prevalence and spread levels of the disease. To avoid a situation of high CWD spread and prevalence, hunters would be willing to pay on average $20.35 per trip to keep CWD at current levels. This translated into just under a million dollars of direct economic value. Although the estimate is not large compared to other provincial economic activities, when added up over a number of years the economic losses could be substantial.Le présent article examine les choix de site des amateurs de chasse au cerf en fonction de l'évolution de la maladie débilitante chronique des cervidés (MDC) et de la gestion de cette maladie en Alberta. La MDC est une maladieà prions qui frappe les cervidés sauvages, notamment en Saskatchewan et en Alberta. Cette maladie ne semble pas présenter de risques pour la santé humaine, mais elle demeure fatale pour les cervidés. Nous avons utilisé une approche méthodologique comprenant des données sur les préférences révélées et les préférences déclarées des chasseurs résidents, recueillies au moyen d'un sondage informatisé. D'après les résultats, bien que les niveaux actuels de la MDC et les programmes de gestion n'aient pas entraîné de changements considérables sur le plan du comportement de chasse, une hausse de la prévalence et des niveaux de propagation de la maladie pourrait toutefois entraîner certains changements. Afin d'éviter une augmentation de la propagation et de la prévalence de la MDC, les chasseurs se sont dit prêtsà verser en moyenne 20,35 $ par voyage de chasse pour contenir la maladie aux niveaux actuels, ce qui représenterait une valeuréconomique directe de près de un million de dollars. Bien que cette estimation soit faible par rapport aux autres activitéséconomiques provinciales, les pertes financières cumulées sur un certain nombre d'années pourraient toutefoisêtre substantielles.

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The Impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease and its Management on Recreational Hunters

Zimmer

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Adamowicz

2011

Canadian J Agri Economics

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“…Using data from the eight state regional study, Vaske and Lyon (2010) examined the individual and combined influence of CWD prevalence, perceived human health risks, CWD versus non-CWD state, and state of residency on hunters' decisions to stop hunting deer in Arizona, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. In the bivariate analyses, prevalence was the strongest predictor of quitting hunting in the state followed by hypothetical human death and perceived risk.…”

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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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“…Similar to other forms of environmental management, wildlife management is often contentious because it involves diverse stakeholders with conflicting views about how wildlife‐related risks should be addressed as well as a great degree of uncertainty about how to best manage for the needs of people, wildlife, and habitat . As a result, there is an increasing interest among risk managers to better understand risk perceptions associated with wildlife and wildlife management, as well as factors that influence those perceptions and how they spread …”

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Social Contagion of Risk Perceptions in Environmental Management Networks

2012

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An important requisite for improving risk communication practice related to contentious environmental issues is having a better theoretical understanding of how risk perceptions function in real-world social systems. Our study applied Scherer and Cho's social network contagion theory of risk perception (SNCTRP) to cormorant management (a contentious environmental management issue) in the Great Lakes Basin to: (1) assess contagion effects on cormorant-related risk perceptions and individual factors believed to influence those perceptions and (2) explore the extent of social contagion in a full network (consisting of interactions between and among experts and laypeople) and three "isolated" models separating different types of interactions from the full network (i.e., expert-to-expert, layperson-to-layperson, and expert-to-layperson). We conducted interviews and administered questionnaires with experts (e.g., natural resource professionals) and laypeople (e.g., recreational and commercial anglers, business owners, bird enthusiasts) engaged in cormorant management in northern Lake Huron (n = 115). Our findings generally support the SNCTRP; however, the scope and scale of social contagion varied considerably based on the variables (e.g., individual risk perception factors), actors (i.e., experts or laypeople), and interactions of interest. Contagion effects were identified more frequently, and were stronger, in the models containing interactions between experts and laypeople than in those models containing only interactions among experts or laypeople.

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CWD Prevalence, Perceived Human Health Risks, and State Influences on Deer Hunting Participation

Cited by 28 publications

References 41 publications

The Impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease and its Management on Recreational Hunters

The Impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease and its Management on Recreational Hunters

Lessons Learned from Human Dimensions of Chronic Wasting Disease Research

Social Contagion of Risk Perceptions in Environmental Management Networks

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