The non‐native pet trade contributes directly to species invasions, thereby threatening wildlife. Biological invasions influence environmental change, resulting in species extinctions and biodiversity loss. To mitigate the pet trade invasion risk, interventions are required to prevent trade in non‐native animals with high invasion potential, impulse or ill‐informed purchases of non‐native pets by individuals who may release these animals, and the deliberate release of non‐native animals by pet owners. Interventions are also required to prevent the establishment of non‐native animals that have been released by pet owners (e.g., euthanasia). The successful implementation of these interventions depends on the support of pet owners and the public in the form of political support for, and compliance with, interventions. In 2017–2018, using both mail and online surveys, we measured the support of 1,171 members of the public and 550 owners of non‐native pets in Florida, USA, for 7 different interventions to mitigate the pet trade invasion risk, and we investigated determinants of this support. We found that individuals' support for interventions depended on their concern related to the invasion risks associated with the pet trade, trust in government to manage the pet trade, perceptions of how effective interventions would be in mitigating the pet trade invasion risk, and demographic characteristics. Support for interventions differed across pet owners and the public. Educating pet owners about the traits and cost of care for non‐native animals and providing them with options to relinquish unwanted pets may reduce the pet trade invasion risk. Engaging the pet trade in the design of interventions to mitigate invasion risks is likely important to attain voluntary compliance with these interventions. The effectiveness of interventions also depends on enforcement by agencies. Implementing interventions that effectively reduce the pet trade invasion risk is important to protect native and endangered wildlife. © 2020 The Wildlife Society.

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对宠物贸易入侵风险管理的调查支持

非本地宠物贸易直接导致物种入侵，从而威胁野生动植物。生物入侵影响环境变化，导致物种灭绝和生物多样性丧失。为了减轻宠物贸易的入侵风险，需要采取干预措施，以防止具有高入侵潜力的非本地动物的贸易，可能释放这些动物的人对非本地宠物的冲动或不知情的购买以及故意释放非本地动物的行为。宠物主人的本地动物。还需要采取干预措施，以防止建立由宠物主人释放的非本地动物（例如安乐死）。这些干预措施的成功实施取决于宠物主人和公众的支持，包括对干预措施的政治支持和遵守。在2017-2018年，通过邮件调查和在线调查，我们测量了美国佛罗里达州的1,171名公众成员和550名非本地宠物拥有者对7种不同干预措施的支持以减轻宠物贸易入侵风险，并调查了这种支持的决定因素。我们发现个人对干预措施的支持取决于他们对与宠物贸易有关的入侵风险，对政府管理宠物贸易的信任，对干预措施将如何有效缓解宠物贸易入侵风险的看法以及人口统计特征的关注。宠物主人和公众对干预措施的支持各不相同。向宠物主人提供有关非本地动物的特征和护理费用的教育，并为他们提供放弃不想要的宠物的选项，可以降低宠物贸易入侵的风险。使宠物贸易参与干预措施的设计以减轻入侵风险对于获得自愿遵守这些干预措施可能很重要。干预措施的有效性还取决于机构的执法。实施有效降低宠物贸易入侵风险的干预措施对于保护本地和濒危野生动植物至关重要。©2020野生动物协会。