Hunter Perceptions of Risk, Social Trust, and Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in Illinois

Harper, Erin E.; Miller, Craig A.; Vaske, Jerry J.

doi:10.1080/10871209.2015.1031357

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“…Perceived risk is the degree to which individuals believe they are threatened by some hazard or danger , Harper et al 2015. Major concerns over wildlife reintroductions often come from risks associated with the species being reintroduced, such as potential damage to property, changes to the environment, spreading of disease, loss of livestock or crops and threats to human safety (Shoenecker &Shaw 1997, Qin andNyhus 2017).…”

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Risk perception, trust and support for wildlife reintroduction and conservation

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Summary Wildlife reintroduction projects often face resistance from local residents who see potential conflicts with the species or lack trust or confidence in the agencies and professionals involved in reintroduction. Yet the linkages between trust, confidence, risk perceptions, attitudes towards the species and local support for its reintroduction are not well known. The Dual-Mode Model of Cooperation and Cognitive Hierarchy Model were theoretical frameworks used to shed light on these linkages by exploring the potential roles trust and confidence play as mediators between risk perceptions and attitudes towards, and support for, reintroduced elk in Tennessee (USA). A mail survey of 1005 residents living in the five-county area surrounding the North Cumberland Elk Restoration Zone assessed resident attitudes and risk perceptions towards the reintroduced elk, trust towards the managing wildlife agency and support for continued conservation efforts. A structural equation model revealed that trust and confidence play positive roles in mitigating risk perceptions and improving support for the reintroduction of elk. The findings confirm the roles public trust and confidence play in wildlife reintroductions and should help agencies work towards building local trust and confidence, minimizing risks, improving attitudes and increasing the chances for successful outcomes for the species and people.

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“…Studies in the second category (wildlife disease spread) interviewed hunters in order to identify change in hunting behavior and hunters’ perception towards wildlife disease such as Chronic Wasting Disease—CWD [ 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 ] or Avian Influenza Virus—AIV [ 48 , 49 ]. Most recently, Tokarska-Rodak et al [ 50 ] developed a survey instruments for the evaluation of hunters’ awareness towards the risks connected to tick bites for preventing infections.…”

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Disentangling Individual Phases in the Hunted vs. Farmed Meat Supply Chain: Exploring Hunters’ Perceptions in Italy

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Demartini

Gibbert

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The growing body of literature concerning the hunted wild game meat (HWGM) supply chain is mainly focused on the final consumer, while little is known about upstream production processes. Even though the hunter plays a central role here, it is not well understood how hunters themselves perceive their role in the various phases of the production process. The present study explores Italian hunters’ perception of the HWGM supply chain and compares it to their perception towards the conventional farmed meat supply chain. We distinguish several phases of this production process and find that the final phase related to on-site game dressing is considered problematic, perhaps because hunters perceive themselves as less skilled than professional butchers. The results, in fact, show that hunters prefer hunted products over farmed meat, but that they consider hunted wild boar meat less safe compared to farmed pork. Findings from this study provide a rare glimpse from the inside of the supply chain and reveals the needs for a broad risk assessment analysis on the Italian game meat supply chain. Considering the development of the Italian emerging market of the HWGM, our results also highlight the relevance of training activities on hunters in order to increase the safety and quality of the final product.

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“…Hunters are not likely to participate in management efforts without evidence of tangible results (Cooney and Holsman ). The belief that aggressive population reduction will prevent hunters from observing or harvesting deer in the future is likely to result in distrust of wildlife professionals and a decline in hunter participation (Van Deelen and Etter , Vaske et al , Harper et al ). Additionally, fear of contracting the human variant disease, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD; McKintosh et al ), from the consumption of an infected deer may result in reduced hunter participation in the disease management areas.…”

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Hunter perceptions toward chronic wasting disease: Implications for harvest and management

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Eyler

Duda³

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Wildl. Soc. Bull.

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Previous human dimension research has reported negative perceptions among hunters toward Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and disease‐related regulations that may limit hunter participation, reduce harvest, and generally complicate management. During 2013, we surveyed 1,524 Maryland, USA, deer (Odocoileus spp.) hunters from 3 counties of varying proximity to the Chronic Wasting Disease Management Area (CWDMA) regarding hunter behavioral changes due to CWD. We linked responses to each individual's harvest history to examine hunter retention, potential harvest reduction related to CWD presence and management, and degree to which distance from the disease affected behavior. Overall, 1.1% of respondents claimed to have stopped hunting because of CWD; however, 47.1% of those respondents continued to register deer after disease discovery, resulting in a true decrease in retention of no >0.6%. In the county containing the CWDMA, we observed the greatest percentage of negative perception (22.6%) and greatest reduction in harvest reportedly related to CWD (7.0%). In an adjacent county west of the CWDMA, we observed fewer negative perceptions (16.8%) and no reduction in harvest in response to disease discovery. Similar negative perceptions were reported in the county 200 km southeast of the CWDMA (14.1%), but also resulted in no reduction in harvest. Negative hunter perceptions did not seem to be directly related with hunter behavior. Behavioral shifts due to CWD were localized at the county scale and had less impact on annual harvest than normal year‐to‐year stochastic variability. Upon initial detection of CWD, we recommend implementing necessary protocols for disease management with the understanding that hunter perceptions may have negligible impact on harvest management. © 2017 The Wildlife Society.

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Hunter Perceptions of Risk, Social Trust, and Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in Illinois

Cited by 35 publications

References 37 publications

Risk perception, trust and support for wildlife reintroduction and conservation

Risk perception, trust and support for wildlife reintroduction and conservation

Disentangling Individual Phases in the Hunted vs. Farmed Meat Supply Chain: Exploring Hunters’ Perceptions in Italy

Hunter perceptions toward chronic wasting disease: Implications for harvest and management

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