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When free-ranging dogs threaten wildlife: Public attitudes toward management strategies in southern Chile
Journal of Environmental Management ( IF 8.7 ) Pub Date : 2018-08-22 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.06.035
Federico J. Villatoro , Lisa Naughton-Treves , Maximiliano A. Sepúlveda , Paulina Stowhas , Fernando O. Mardones , Eduardo A. Silva-Rodríguez

Free-ranging dogs (Canis familiaris) significantly threaten wildlife, including endangered species. Although this problem resembles threats from other invasive animals, managing roaming dogs is even more fraught due to their close association with humans. Here we use interviews (n = 166) to document patterns of dog ownership and care and to measure public attitudes toward management strategies to control free-roaming dogs that threaten wildlife in rural areas of southern Chile. We compare attitudes toward lethal control and fines in scenarios where dogs attack livestock, children or wild animals or enter protected areas. We also test for variation in attitudes according to gender, age, education and proximity to urban areas. Most respondents (98.1%) opposed lethal control for at least one scenario and they were more likely to accept killing dogs that attacked sheep than those attacking wildlife. Similarly, support for fines was higher when dogs attacked livestock or people versus wild animals. Respondents consistently favored fining the owner over eliminating the problem dog. When asked about their management preferences, many respondents indicated that the movement of problem dogs—including to a lesser extent those threatening wildlife—should be restricted. However, in practice most dog-owners allowed one or more of their dogs to move freely at least part of the time. Finally, the wildlife species of concern mattered, e.g. 40% thought no action was necessary when dogs attack foxes, but this dropped to 12% for pudu (a small deer). In sum, participants had significantly more concern for livestock and human safety than for wildlife protection. We close by discussing management and policy implications.



中文翻译:

当放养的狗威胁野生动物时:智利南部对管理策略的公众态度

自由放养的狗(家犬)严重威胁野生生物,包括濒危物种。尽管此问题类似于其他入侵动物的威胁,但由于漫游犬与人类的紧密联系,对漫游犬的管理更加困难。在这里,我们使用访谈(n = 166)记录狗的所有权和照护方式,并衡量公众对管理策略的态度,以控制威胁智利南部农村地区野生动植物的自由漫游狗。在狗攻击牲畜,儿童或野生动物或进入保护区的情况下,我们比较了对致命控制和罚款的态度。我们还根据性别,年龄,教育程度和与城市地区的距离来测试态度的变化。大多数受访者(98。1%的人反对至少在一种情况下采取致命控制措施,并且他们比接受野生动物攻击的狗更容易接受杀死绵羊的狗。同样,当狗攻击家畜或人时,罚款的支持率要高于野生动物。与消除问题犬相比,受访者一贯主张对主人处以罚款。当被问及他们的管理偏好时,许多受访者表示,应限制有问题的犬只的活动,包括在较小程度上威胁野生动植物的活动。但是,实际上,大多数狗主人至少在部分时间内允许一只或多只狗自由活动。最后,令人关注的野生动物物种也很重要,例如40%的人认为当狗攻击狐狸时无需采取任何措施,但是对于pudu(一头小鹿)而言,这一比例下降到了12%。总共,与野生动植物保护相比,参与者对牲畜和人类安全的关注明显更多。最后,我们讨论管理和政策含义。

更新日期:2018-08-22
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