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Attitudes Towards a Transient Carnivore Prior to Recolonization
Wildlife Society Bulletin ( IF 1.5 ) Pub Date : 2021-06-02 , DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1166
Erik R. Olson 1 , Jamie Goethlich 1 , Brittany Goudos‐Weisbecker 1
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Cougars (Puma concolor) have been recolonizing portions of their historic range over the last few decades and are currently a rare, transient species in the western Great Lakes Region. Anticipatory attitude surveys can identify potential management challenges, stakeholder groups, and conservation and educational priorities for recolonizing cougars. We implemented an anticipatory attitude survey to better understand attitudes towards transient cougars in northern Wisconsin, USA. We distributed the survey in fall and early winter of 2014–15 (n = 423) and 2015–16 (n = 594). We compared attitudes towards transient cougars to attitudes towards other established large carnivores and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). We also explored factors that may affect human attitudes towards cougars, such as hunter identity, livestock ownership, risk perception, and the loss of a domestic animal to wildlife. Despite the rare, transient status of cougars in Wisconsin, many respondents (mean of 29%) reported to have observed a cougar or sign of one in the wild in Wisconsin. Cougars had a mean favorability score similar to coyotes (Canis latrans) and wolves (Canis lupus) and less than bobcats (Lynx rufus), bear (Ursus americanus), and white-tailed deer. Comparatively, respondents’ risk perception for all categories of risk (i.e., fear for personal safety, the safety of children, and the safety of domestic animals) was higher for cougars than for wolves. Hunter identity and loss of livestock to wildlife were determined by multinomial logistic regression as the most important parameters affecting respondents’ favorability towards cougars (ωi = 0.71). Using the 2015–2016 survey data, we found that as cougar risk perception increased, favorability towards cougars decreased similarly for both hunters and non-hunters. Hunters were less likely to be favorable towards cougars, more likely to be neutral, and equally likely to be unfavorable towards cougars compared to nonhunters. We identify potential management challenges, stakeholder groups (e.g., hunters and those who have experienced loss of livestock to wildlife), and conservation and educational priorities for recolonizing cougars. © 2021 The Wildlife Society.

中文翻译:

重新殖民之前对暂时性食肉动物的态度

在过去的几十年里,美洲狮 ( Puma concolor ) 一直在重新定居其历史范围的部分地区,目前是五大湖区西部的一种稀有、短暂的物种。预期态度调查可以确定潜在的管理挑战、利益相关者群体以及美洲狮重新定殖的保护和教育优先事项。我们实施了一项预期态度调查,以更好地了解美国威斯康星州北部对短暂美洲狮的态度。我们在 2014-15 年(n  = 423)和 2015-16 年(n  = 594)的秋季和初冬分发了调查。我们比较了对短暂美洲狮的态度与对其他大型食肉动物和白尾鹿(Odocoileus virginianus)的态度)。我们还探讨了可能影响人类对美洲狮态度的因素,例如猎人身份、牲畜所有权、风险感知以及家畜被野生动物遗失。尽管威斯康星州美洲狮的稀有、短暂的状态,许多受访者(平均 29%)报告说在威斯康星州的野外观察到美洲狮或美洲狮的迹象。美洲狮的平均好感度与郊狼 ( Canis latrans ) 和狼 ( Canis lupus )相似,但低于山猫 ( Lynx rufus )、熊 ( Ursus americanus ) 。) 和白尾鹿。相比之下,美洲狮的受访者对所有类别的风险(即对人身安全、儿童安全和家畜安全的恐惧)的风险感知程度高于狼。猎人身份和牲畜对野生动物的损失由多项逻辑回归确定为影响受访者对美洲狮的好感度的最重要参数(ω i = 0.71)。使用 2015-2016 年的调查数据,我们发现,随着美洲狮风险认知的增加,猎人和非猎人对美洲狮的好感度同样下降。与非猎人相比,猎人不太可能喜欢美洲狮,更可能是中立的,并且同样可能不喜欢美洲狮。我们确定了潜在的管理挑战、利益相关者群体(例如,猎人和那些因野生动物而失去牲畜的人)以及美洲狮重新定殖的保护和教育优先事项。© 2021 野生动物协会。
更新日期:2021-08-07
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