Understanding voter behavior on wildlife ballot initiatives: Colorado's trapping amendment

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

“…Two general value dimensions are defined in this study: the ''Wildlife Protection=Use'' value dimension and the ''Ecosystem Protection'' value dimension. These two dimensions represent a modification of the previous research on measuring wildlife value orientations (Fulton et al 1995;Manfredo et al 1999) The ''Wildlife Protection=Use'' dimension measures whether respondents are oriented toward using wildlife for human benefits or toward protecting wildlife from any human use (Fulton et al 1996;Manfredo et al 1997). The ''Ecosystem Protection'' dimension indicates the importance of ensuring healthy environments and diverse plant and wildlife populations to respondents.…”

An Experimental Test of Rational and Emotional Appeals about a Recreation Issue

“…Instead, when thinking about the issue, the urban resident may access from memory more abstract, value-laden basic beliefs (Manfredo, Fulton, & Pierce, 1997). These basic beliefs, or wildlife value orientations, have been shown to in uence responses to other resource management issues (Fulton, Manfredo, & Lipscomb, 1996;Zinn, Manfredo, Vaske, & Wittmann, 1998), and evidence suggests that the beliefs of trapping opponents in Colorado and Arizona were values-based (de Vos, Shroufe, & Supplee, 1998;Manfredo et al, 1997). The extent to which beliefs are based on values may differ between individuals and across issues.…”

Managing wildlife ethics issues ethically

“…Several wildlife management case histories and sociological studies in Colorado and elsewhere strongly demonstrate that the public is deeply conflicted about how people should relate to wildlife and how (or even whether) wildlife should be managed (Andelt, Phillips, Schmidt, & Gill, 1999;Loker & Decker, 1995;Manfredo, Fulton, & Pierce, 1997;Minnis, 1998;Peterson & Manfredo, 1993;Wywialowski & Reese, 1991). Demographic trends toward a more urban, better educated, older, and more feminized society suggest that divisions among the public over wildlife management philosophy, policies, and practices will only deepen (Manfredo, 1999;Sikorowski, Smeltzer, & Manfredo, 1998).…”