A5021208432- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Forest Management and Policy
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Risk Perception and Management
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
The Ohio State University
2016-2025
Ecological Society of America
2021
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2020
Purdue University West Lafayette
2017
Wildlife Conservation Society
2016
Zoological Society of London
2016
International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Kingdom)
2016
Oregon State University
2016
Wildlife Conservation Society India
2016
International Union for Conservation of Nature
2016
Can individual tolerance toward predators affect the success of predator conservation?
The hope for creating widespread change in social values has endured among conservation professionals since early calls by Aldo Leopold a "land ethic." However, there been little serious attention to the fields of investigation that address values, how they are formed, and change. We introduce social-ecological systems conceptual approach which seen not only as motivational goals people hold but also ideas deeply embedded society's material culture, collective behaviors, traditions,...
Abstract We review recent empirical efforts to understand human tolerance for large, terrestrial carnivores, and highlight how psychological theory on hazard acceptance can help conservation scientists explain, ultimately increase, these species. For hazards in general, carnivores particular, the majority of variation acceptability judgments be explained by perceptions risks benefits associated with hazard. Factors such as affective (emotional) reaction a species, personal control over...
From the late Pleistocene to Holocene, and now so called Anthropocene, humans have been driving an ongoing series of species declines extinctions (Dirzo et al. 2014). Large-bodied mammals are typically at a higher risk extinction than smaller ones (Cardillo 2005). However, in some circumstances terrestrial megafauna populations able recover their lost numbers due strong conservation political commitment, human cultural changes (Chapron Indeed many would be considerably worse predicaments...
Efforts to realize conservation are often met with stakeholders contending that particular actions unfair for conflicting their basic interests. A useful lens through which view such conflict is social justice, may be considered the fair treatment of others judged according three principles: equality, need, and desert (noun form deserve). We formally demonstrate (i) subject justice (others) includes many non-human elements nature (ii) realizing also socially just requires being guided by a...
Several trends indicate public attitudes toward wolves and other charismatic wildlife changed during the 20th century. However, empirical studies relative stability in wolves—at least recent decades. We analyzed ∼30,000 evaluative expressions about U.S. Canadian print news media over a 10-year time period (1999 to 2008), classified each expression by type valence (i.e., positive, negative). Results show an increase percentage of discourse that is negative. Additionally, varied exposure...
Individuals process information through two systems: the experiential system, containing affect and emotion, analytic logic normative rules. Both are involved in decision making, expected to help explain choices support or oppose wildlife-related policies. In present study, an Internet survey of motivated, informed individuals is used investigate role both systems wolf recovery policy choices. Integral measures serve as component our model, while objective knowledge beliefs about outcomes...
Abstract We introduced a multilevel model of value shift to describe the changing social context wildlife conservation. Our depicts how cultural‐level processes driven by modernization (e.g., increased wealth, education, and urbanization) affect changes in individual‐level cognition that prompt from domination mutualism values. Domination values promote beliefs should be used primarily benefit humans, whereas adopt view are part one's network worthy care compassion. Such shifts create...
Though the conservation community has long premised its moral foundations on consequentialist thinking and embraced a dualistic worldview severing reason from emotion, erred by failing to address—or even acknowledge—the limitations of these fundamental tenets. This failure reemerged in 2015 when wealthy hunter killed an African Lion named Cecil for trophy, turn, prompting debate within about appropriateness killing Cecil. A number conservationists: (1) defended such instances trophy hunting...
Abstract The reappearance and recovery of large carnivores in human‐dominated landscapes creates a need to understand how people will respond the presence these animals. We tested psychological model acceptance determine what variables most influence people's for black bears ( Ursus americanus ) an area with emerging bear population (Ohio, USA). hypothesized that perceptions risk benefit related would mediate effect trust (in wildlife management agencies) personal control (over interactions...
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to present a tool for assessing the sustainability knowledge an undergraduate population. Design/methodology/approach Multiple-choice questions were developed through soliciting expert input, focus groups, pilot testing, distribution via large-scale online survey and analysis using item response theory. Findings final assessment consists 16 from environmental, economic social domains, covering foundational concepts within topic sustainability....
The objectives of this study were to: (a) determine the acceptability several methods lethal and non-lethal wolf control, (b) identify factors that explain (c) test a model for predicting control. Data obtained from mail survey Utah residents (n = 709). Non-lethal forms control more acceptable than Acceptability controls varied among stakeholder groups. No such variation existed methods, suggesting these are less controversial. Stakeholder group identification (i.e., agricultural,...
Abstract The present study examined the feasibility of experimentally manipulating perceptions benefit and control via communications to increase public acceptance bears. We assigned subjects either a pseudo‐control (basic bear biology message) or 1 3 treatments adding benefits message, perceived combining messages about both control. Within‐subjects pre–post t ‐tests showed significant in among those combined treatments. A between‐subjects 1‐way analysis variance (ANOVA) difference between...
Efforts to conserve large carnivores worldwide have met with a number of successes in recent decades. Through reintroduction and natural recolonization gray wolves (Canis lupus) black bears (Ur...
As wolf conservation transitions away from federally sponsored protection and recovery toward sustainable management under state fish game agencies, researchers policymakers are interested to know what role hunters will play. Based upon hunters' responses three recent surveys in Wisconsin the northern Rockies, Treves Martin question assumption that steward wolves, noting majority of responded were unsupportive conservation. However, this conclusion largely depends is meant by stewardship...
Additional co-authors: Holly T Dublin, James A Estes, Kristoffer Everatt, Mauro Galetti, Varun R Goswami, Matt W Hayward, Simon Hedges, Michael Hoffmann, Luke TB Hunter, Graham IH Kerley, Mike Letnic, Taal Levi, John C Morrison, Paul Nelson, Thomas M Newsome, Painter, Robert Pringle, Christopher J Sandom, Terborgh, Adrian Treves, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Vucetich, Aaron Wirsing, Arian D Wallach, Wolf, Rosie Woodroffe, Hillary Young, And Li Zhang
Two parallel lines of inquiry, tolerance for and acceptance wildlife populations, have arisen in the applied literature on conservation to assess probability successfully establishing or increasing populations controversial species. Neither these is well grounded social science theory, diverse measures been employed tolerance, which inhibits comparability across studies. We empirically tested behavioral against self-reports previous policy-relevant behavior intentions. Both composite were...