The Influence of Gender on the Relationship Between Wildlife Value Orientations, Beliefs, and the Acceptability of Lethal Deer Control in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Dougherty, Erin; Fulton, David C.; Anderson, Dorothy H.

doi:10.1080/08941920309187

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“…This may in part be explained by the range and 'mix' of management methods available as options in this study. Studies that have asserted strong differences between male and female respondents (e.g., Dougherty and Fulton 2003;Lauber et al 2001;Lauber and Knuth 1998;Kellert and Berry 1987) have done so most often in relation to lethal control and/or hunting. Lethal control is widely considered to be particularly controversial and it is likely that studies focused on it exacerbate and over-emphasise the differences between social groups.…”

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“…Whilst perhaps broad generalisations might be made across similar stakeholding groups, such as 'the public', it is reasonable to consider that a variety of social factors, including ethnicity and cultural history, are likely to have a significant effect upon the attitudes towards and preferences for wildlife management methods and objectives. The literature posits that important demographic and social variables include age (Teel et al 2002), gender (Dougherty and Fulton 2003;Lauber et al 2001;Kellert and Berry 1987) and familiarity with wildlife and wildlife impacts (Siemer et al 2004;Loker et al 1999;Green et al 1997).…”

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Preferences for wildlife management methods among the peri-urban public in Scotland

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Wildlife management remains a matter of considerable controversy amongst many stakeholders, particularly where lethal control (culling) is used. Wild deer provide perhaps one of the best examples of such a management 'problem', especially where they are encountered in peri-urban environments. Faced with potential controversy, decision-makers in public land management organisations need information which clearly differentiates between generally acceptable management objectives and methods, and less mainstream preferences. We conducted a questionnaire survey aimed at assessing the preferences of community members in peri-urban Scotland for management methods in response to specific problems and analysed the results in relation to three social categoriesage, gender and familiarity with wildlife. Active management was broadly accepted. Fencing dominated as the preferred first management response with little variation across social category, or between management problems. Changing human behaviour (e.g. introducing speed limits) was also a highly preferred response by the respondents in this study. In general, the order of preferred management responses stayed the same in relation to different management impacts. Culling (lethal control) had almost no support as a first management response to any problem, although considerably more respondents support it as a third preference. Our results suggest that culling is acceptable as a subsidiary management response in peri-urban areas, but only where other preferred management methods have been tried and failed.

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Preferences for wildlife management methods among the peri-urban public in Scotland

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“…These relationships and experiences elicit similar attitudes. Such 'social structural positions' can include gender (Kellert and Berry 1987;Lauber et al 2001;Dougherty et al 2003), age (Majić and Bath 2010) and socioeconomic status (Kendall et al 2006), but do not necessarily act to exclude variation between individuals of the same position.…”

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Exploring beliefs behind support for and opposition to wildlife management methods: a qualitative study

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“…The theory of reasoned action (TRA) (Fishbein 1967;Ajzen and Fishbein 1980) has been used to explain a variety of behaviors, including support for natural resource policies (Bright et al 1993;Pate et al 1996;McGlincy 1997;Whittaker et al 2001;Dougherty et al 2003). These studies have postulated that a person's behaviors to support or oppose a particular public policy (e.g., by speaking out in support of the policy at a public meeting) are influenced by beliefs about the outcomes to which the policy will lead (e.g., the belief that TNR will reduce cat populations) and attitudes about those outcomes (e.g., reducing cat populations is good).…”

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The Role of Ethical Judgments Related to Wildlife Fertility Control

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Certain species of wildlife cause considerable damage and therefore receive management attention. Traditional management methods rely on lethal control, but fertility control is increasingly being advocated as a more humane alternative. Because wildlife management decisions are influenced by citizen input, it is important to understand what makes people support or oppose lethal control and fertility control. We studied six U.S. communities trying to manage large populations of white-tailed deer or feral cats and categorized the ethical arguments citizens used to support their positions on lethal and fertility control methods. We identified two broad categories of ethical arguments. Arguments in the ''obligations to people'' category focused on (1) decision-making procedures, (2) public policy decisions, and (3) management outcomes. Arguments in the ''obligations to animals and the environment'' category focused on (1) life, suffering, and death, (2) altered characteristics of animals, (3) individuals and communities, and (4) invasive species impacts.

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The Influence of Gender on the Relationship Between Wildlife Value Orientations, Beliefs, and the Acceptability of Lethal Deer Control in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Cited by 84 publications

References 16 publications

Preferences for wildlife management methods among the peri-urban public in Scotland

Preferences for wildlife management methods among the peri-urban public in Scotland

Exploring beliefs behind support for and opposition to wildlife management methods: a qualitative study

The Role of Ethical Judgments Related to Wildlife Fertility Control

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