Integrating complexity in the management of human-wildlife encounters

Jochum, Kim A.; Kliskey, Andrew; Hundertmark, Kris J.; Alessa, Lilian

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.03.011

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“…In particular, innovative approaches are being developed to study illegal behavior, conflicts, and the social impacts of conservation (St John et al 2010;Jochum et al 2014;Harrison et al 2015).…”

Section: Conservation Biologymentioning

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An interdisciplinary review of current and future approaches to improving human–predator relations

Pooley

Barua

Beinart

et al. 2017

Conservation Biology

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Section: Conservation Biologymentioning

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An interdisciplinary review of current and future approaches to improving human–predator relations

Pooley

Barua

Beinart

et al. 2017

Conservation Biology

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“…Prince George, BC is not unique in North America in the fragility of its wildlife populations (Jochum et al, 2014). Although the Canadian government does not consider black or grizzly bears to be threatened or endangered, populations are susceptible to environmental change.…”

Section: Management Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In fact, North America is witnessing a reinhabitation of human dominated landscapes by formerly extirpated species, including larger predators such as bears and cougars (Don Carlos, Bright, Teel, & Vaske, 2009;, 2008Jochum, Kliskey, Hundertmark, & Alessa, 2014;Merkle, Robinson, Krausman, & Allaback, 2013;Smith et al, 2014;Zajac, Bruskotter, Wilson, & Prange, 2012). In wildland-urban interfaces, bears at garbage dumps or browsing through garbage cans are regular occurrences (Belant, Simek, & West, 2011).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research suggests two important approaches to changing human responses to urban bears: (a) change the human behavior that creates inducements for bears to become threats or nuisances (e.g., eliminating accessible garbage or fruit), or (b) change human perceptions of bears in their communities (Don Carlos et al, 2009;Gore et al, 2008;Jochum et al, 2014;Merkle et al, 2013;Zajac et al, 2012). The first approach is dependent on the success of the second approach; people will change their behavior if they think it is worthwhile to preserve bears.…”

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Goldilocks Revisited: Public Perceptions of Urban Bears in Northern British Columbia

Booth

Ryan

2016

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

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Management of black bears (Ursus americanus) in urban settings is of growing concern because they often recolonize areas from which they had been extirpated. Urban landscapes offer much needed bear habitat, buffer habitat losses in other areas, and offer protection for bear populations, but only if conflicts between bears and humans are managed. In collaboration with the Northern Bear Awareness Society in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, a survey of a sample of Prince George residents was conducted to determine their attitudes toward black bears and bear management, including euthanasia (N = 71). These residents tended to feel positively toward black bears, but were split on the issue of euthanasia, with half being firmly opposed and half recognizing the need under certain conditions. There was a significant preference for non-lethal management tools, suggesting an opportunity for governments to explore options for managing human activities that created bear attractants.

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“…The study of cognition within social-ecological systems (SES) is an important yet relatively neglected area of research, which can be used to enhance understanding of how these systems function (Hukkinen 2012) and can be drawn upon to improve environmental management initiatives (Beratan 2007, Jochum et al 2014. In a SES, human systems and ecological systems are inextricably linked: people rely upon resources provided by ecosystems, and ecosystems are influenced by people's decisions and behaviors (Chapin et al 2009a).…”

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The study of human values in understanding and managing social-ecological systems

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Shaw²,

Ross³

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ABSTRACT. The study of cognition can provide key insights into the social dimension of coupled social-ecological systems. Values are a fundamental aspect of cognition, which have largely been neglected within the social-ecological systems literature. Values represent the deeply held, emotional aspects of people's cognition and can complement the use of other cognitive constructs, such as knowledge and mental models, which have so far been better represented in this area of study. We provide a review of the different conceptualizations of values that are relevant to the study of human-environment interactions: held, assigned, and relational values. We discuss the important contribution values research can make toward understanding how social-ecological systems function and to improving the management of these systems in a practical sense. In recognizing that values are often poorly defined within the social-ecological systems literature, as in other fields, we aim to guide researchers and practitioners in ensuring clarity when using the term in their research. This can support constructive dialogue and collaboration among researchers who engage in values research to build knowledge of the role and function of values, and hence cognition more broadly, within a social-ecological systems context.

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Integrating complexity in the management of human-wildlife encounters

Cited by 30 publications

References 68 publications

An interdisciplinary review of current and future approaches to improving human–predator relations

An interdisciplinary review of current and future approaches to improving human–predator relations

Goldilocks Revisited: Public Perceptions of Urban Bears in Northern British Columbia

The study of human values in understanding and managing social-ecological systems

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