2017
DOI: 10.3957/056.047.0114
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Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Attitudes of Landowners Towards Free-Roaming Cheetahs

Abstract: The largest area of the South African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) distribution occurs outside formally protected areas, making cheetahs vulnerable to conflict-related killings. This conflict is assumed to be related to negative attitudes of landowners towards predators. Our study assessed the socio-economic factors influencing landowner attitudes towards cheetahs on private properties adjacent to the Kruger National Park (Kruger), South Africa. We used structured questionnaires to interview 199 landowners. Atti… Show more

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“…High frequency of livestock losses to leopards and substantial economic losses undoubtedly contributed to the high proportion of respondents with negative attitudes toward leopards. People keeping livestock for subsistence frequently have nega- tive perceptions toward carnivores due to economic losses inflicted (Dar et al 2009, Parker et al 2014, Page-Nicholson et al 2017.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…High frequency of livestock losses to leopards and substantial economic losses undoubtedly contributed to the high proportion of respondents with negative attitudes toward leopards. People keeping livestock for subsistence frequently have nega- tive perceptions toward carnivores due to economic losses inflicted (Dar et al 2009, Parker et al 2014, Page-Nicholson et al 2017.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The AI values were determined for each respondent as the sum of the scores of the relevant questions (Zimmermann et al 2005, Anthony 2007. We recognize that this approach has an element of subjectivity associated with it, but it is based on published work used for quantifying respondent attitudes towards carnivores (Parker et al 2014, Page et al 2015, Page-Nicholson et al 2017. Higher AI scores indicated a more positive overall attitude towards wild dogs (Zimmermann et al 2005).…”
Section: Data Collectionmentioning
confidence: 99%