Mutualism Wildlife Value Orientations Predict Support for Messages About Distance-Related Wildlife Conflict

Freeman, Stephanie; Taff, B. Derrick; Miller, Zachary D.; Benfield, Jacob A.; Newman, Peter

doi:10.1007/s00267-020-01414-1

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“…Indeed, previous studies have shown that WVOs can be used to predict the public's attitudes and the acceptability of specific conservation and management strategies. Such studies involved issues such as the lethal control of crop pests in the Netherlands [43], the recolonization of wolves [44] and the reintroduction of bison in Germany [45], game management practices in Denmark [46,47], the tolerance and illegal killing of wildlife by farmers in response to crop damage in Italy [20], the attitudes towards geese in Sweden [19] and timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) in the U.S. [48], mid-size predator management [49], hunters' pro-environmental intent [50], and the support for distance-related wildlife safety communication strategies in the U.S. [51], and the support of huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) conservation policies in Chile [27].…”

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Wildlife Value Orientations and Demographics in Greece

Liordos

Kontsiotis

Eleftheriadou

et al. 2021

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Value orientations can predict attitudes and possibly behaviors. Wildlife value orientations (WVOs) are useful constructs for predicting differences in attitudes among segments of the public towards issues in the wildlife domain. We carried out face-to-face interviews with a representative sample of the Greek population (n = 2392) to investigate two basic WVOs, domination and mutualism and the four WVO types that result from their combination: traditionalist (high domination, low mutualism), mutualist (high mutualism, low domination), distanced (low mutualism, low domination) and pluralist (high mutualism, high domination), and how they relate to sociodemographics. Based on basic WVOs, the Greek population was predominantly mutualism-oriented. The analysis of WVO types also revealed that mutualists were the most abundant (41.0%) followed by the distanced (31.1%). Traditionalists (17.9%) and pluralists (10.0%) occupied smaller proportions of the population. Younger individuals were more mutualist-oriented, while older individuals (>35 years old) were more traditionalist and distanced-oriented. Females were more mutualist than males, the latter being more traditionalist. Those with higher education were more mutualist and less traditionalist and distanced than those with lower education. Pet owners were more mutualist and less distanced than non-pet owners. WVO types did not vary with current residence. The produced knowledge would inform about differences in WVOs among segments of the public and would be therefore useful for implementing successful wildlife conservation and management plans.

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Section: Management Implicationsmentioning

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Wildlife Value Orientations and Demographics in Greece

Liordos

Kontsiotis

Eleftheriadou

et al. 2021

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“…Integral emotional states represent an element of context-dependence in preference formation that violates the assumption of preference stability and may bias welfare analysis. This issue is particularly important in the context of wildlife conservation because it has been suggested that emotions together with value orientations (Freeman et al 2021 , Straka et al 2020 ) impact decisions about wildlife (Hudenko 2012 ). Despite this, empirical studies on emotions towards wildlife concerning human-wildlife relationships are still scarce (Jacobs and Vaske, 2019 ).…”

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How much Fear? Exploring the Role of Integral Emotions on Stated Preferences for Wildlife Conservation

Notaro

Grilli

2022

Environmental Management

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Scientific evidence suggests that emotions affect actual human decision-making, particularly in highly emotionally situations such as human-wildlife interactions. In this study we assess the role of fear on preferences for wildlife conservation, using a discrete choice experiment. The sample was split into two treatment groups and a control. In the treatment groups the emotion of fear towards wildlife was manipulated using two different pictures of a wolf, one fearful and one reassuring, which were presented to respondents during the experiment. Results were different for the two treatments. The assurance treatment lead to higher preferences and willingness to pay for the wolf, compared to the fear treatment and the control, for several population sizes. On the other hand, the impact of the fear treatment was lower than expected and only significant for large populations of wolves, in excess of 50 specimen. Overall, the study suggests that emotional choices may represent a source of concern for the assessment of stable preferences. The impact of emotional choices is likely to be greater in situations where a wildlife-related topic is highly emphasized, positively or negatively, by social networks, mass media, and opinion leaders. When stated preferences towards wildlife are affected by the emotional state of fear due to contextual external stimuli, welfare analysis does not reflect stable individual preferences and may lead to sub-optimal conservation policies. Therefore, while more research is recommended for a more accurate assessment, it is advised to control the decision context during surveys for potential emotional choices.

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“…Throughout the world, where there is a large population of elephants, there is a likelihood of human-wildlife conflict. A report by the World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) posits that fragmentation, loss of habitat, and expansion of human settlement are some of the main factors contributing to human-elephant conflicts (Freeman, Taff, Miller, Benfield & Newman, 2021). Elephants have been involved in some major human-wildlife conflicts in Malaysia.…”

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“…Domination represents the view of people who perceive wild animals as inferior to humans; hence such individuals are likely to use or support the use of force to subdue wildlife. In contrast, mutualism dictates that wildlife should be perceived with a human lens and treated with compassion (Freeman, Taff, Miller, Benfield & Newman, 2021).…”

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Examining the Relationship between Visitors Wildlife Value Orientation and Risk Perceptions: A study of the Borneo Pygmy Elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Naim

Samdin

Emang

et al. 2022

EMSD

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Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying human-elephant conflicts; however, in the case of the Borneo Pygmy elephant, which has only been found in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo has not been thoroughly investigated. Recent studies shows the number of elephants killed as a result of human conflict is on the rise. This study intends to examine the relationship between visitor Wildlife Value orientation (domination and mutualism) towards Borneo Pygmy elephant risk perceptions. 401 survey data was collected from on-site visitors, and PLS-SEM analyses revealed that domination has a significant relationship with risk perception of Borneo Pygmy elephants. Mutualism, on the other hand, does not appear to be related to risk perceptions, according to the study. The findings are beneficial to policymakers in developing programmes that encourage visitors to view the endangered Borneo pygmy elephants in a more positive light, to reducing human-elephant conflicts.

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Mutualism Wildlife Value Orientations Predict Support for Messages About Distance-Related Wildlife Conflict

Cited by 8 publications

References 41 publications

Wildlife Value Orientations and Demographics in Greece

Wildlife Value Orientations and Demographics in Greece

How much Fear? Exploring the Role of Integral Emotions on Stated Preferences for Wildlife Conservation

Examining the Relationship between Visitors Wildlife Value Orientation and Risk Perceptions: A study of the Borneo Pygmy Elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

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