Total grazing pressure (TGP) is a key driver of productivity in livestock systems in the south-eastern rangelands of Australia. Sustainable grazing in these environments requires the management of grazing pressure from kangaroos, unmanaged goats and feral pigs, as well as livestock. Any practices used to control these species must be socially acceptable. Twenty-four semi-structured interviews with individuals drawn from key stakeholder groups were conducted to assess the acceptability of control practices for each of these species. Commercial shooting was the most acceptable control practice for kangaroos with a much lower acceptance of non-commercial shooting. A trap yard (at a water point) was the most acceptable practice for control of unmanaged goats with shooting least acceptable. Ground shooting, trapping and 1080 baiting were the most acceptable practices for control of feral pigs with dogging least acceptable. The two key criteria for social acceptance of control practices by stakeholder group interviewees were humaneness and effectiveness. Acceptance was also influenced by interviewees’ attitudes towards particular species. Interviewees typically distinguished between control of native wildlife and ‘feral’ animals, and between ‘resource’ animals and ‘pest’ animals. Importantly, support for control programs to manage TGP must be justifiable and employ practices that are socially acceptable.

总放牧压力（TGP）是澳大利亚东南牧场的牲畜系统生产力的关键驱动力。在这些环境中可持续的放牧需要管理袋鼠，不受管理的山羊和野猪以及牲畜的放牧压力。用于控制这些物种的任何实践必须在社会上是可以接受的。对来自关键利益相关者群体的个人进行了二十四次半结构化访谈，以评估这些物种中每个物种的控制措施的可接受性。商业射击是袋鼠最可接受的控制方式，对非商业射击的接受程度则低得多。对于控制不受管理的山羊，射杀场（在水位处）是最可接受的做法，而射杀率最低。地面射击 诱捕和1080诱饵是控制野猪的最佳方法，而缠身的狗则最少。利益相关者团体受访者对社会接受控制行为的两个关键标准是人道和有效。接受程度还受受访者对特定物种的态度的影响。受访者通常在控制本地野生动物和“野生”动物之间以及在“资源”动物和“害虫”动物之间进行区分。重要的是，必须有合理的理由支持控制TGP的控制计划并采用社会认可的做法。接受程度还受受访者对特定物种的态度的影响。受访者通常在控制本地野生动物和“野生”动物之间以及在“资源”动物和“害虫”动物之间进行区分。重要的是，必须有合理的理由支持控制TGP的控制计划并采用社会认可的做法。接受程度还受受访者对特定物种的态度的影响。受访者通常在控制本地野生动物和“野生”动物之间以及在“资源”动物和“害虫”动物之间进行区分。重要的是，必须有合理的理由支持控制TGP的控制计划并采用社会认可的做法。