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Human Dimensions of Wildlife Volume 14 Issue 1

Subject Areas: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group - Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 1533-158X
SJR: 54

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Why Do We Like or Dislike Animals?

Jacobs, Maarten H.

2009 Human Dimensions of Wildlife

doi:10.1080/10871200802545765

Animals are strong emotional triggers for us. The goal of this article is to identify causes and mechanisms that constitute liking or disliking animals. By combining deductions from emotion theory with empirical findings, six categories of causes can be distinguished: (1) an innate sensitivity...
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Hunting and Environmentalism: Conflict or Misperceptions

Knezevic, Irena

2009 Human Dimensions of Wildlife

doi:10.1080/10871200802562372

This work examined some assumptions that underpin the conflict between hunters and anti-hunting movement. The moral contradictions of anti-hunting activism are positioned in the complex context of consumer culture, managed environmental protection, and industrial food production. The assumption...
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Communicating the Role of Hunting for Wildlife Management

Campbell, Michael; Mackay, Kelly J.

2009 Human Dimensions of Wildlife

doi:10.1080/10871200802545781

Wildlife management agencies are increasingly faced with decisions where different groups hold conflicting attitudes and values with respect to the action taken. Identifying and understanding divergent views is essential in guiding the decisions of wildlife management. Occasionally, public...
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Management of Large Carnivores in Fennoscandia: New Patterns of Regional Participation

Sandström, Camilla; Pellikka, Jani; Ratamäki, Outi; Sande, Allan

2009 Human Dimensions of Wildlife

doi:10.1080/10871200802304726

Countries are increasingly shifting responsibility for large carnivore management from central to local government authorities. The three countries in Fennoscandia—Finland, Norway, and Sweden—are no exception. In all three countries new approaches to large carnivore management have emerged,...
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The Economic Benefits of Elk Viewing at the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area in Oregon

Donovan, Geoffrey; Champ, Patricia

2009 Human Dimensions of Wildlife

doi:10.1080/10871200802545773

In this study a travel cost model is used to estimate the value of elk viewing at the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area in Oregon. Jewell Meadows was originally established to provide winter browse and supplemental feeding for elk to reduce damage to nearby agricultural and forest land. However,...
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Factors that Influence Sales of Wildlife-Related Specialty License Plates

Laband, David N.; Pandit, Ram; Sophocleus, John P.

2009 Human Dimensions of Wildlife

doi:10.1080/10871200802562380

We analyzed data for 39 states to identify factors that influence sales of wildlife-related specialty license plates. Wildlife plate sales were not statistically influenced by specialty plate price, the number of other specialty plates available, or the requirement to display two plates. There...
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Daniel Patterson (Ed.), Roger Thompson, and Scott Bryson (Contributing Ed.), Early American Nature Writers: A Biographical Encyclopedia

Bissell, Steven J.

2009 Human Dimensions of Wildlife

doi:10.1080/10871200802555921

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