Are attitudes toward wolves changing? A case study in Utah

被引:52
作者
Bruskotter, Jeremy T.
Schmidt, Robert H.
Teel, Tara L.
机构
[1] Utah State Univ, Dept Environm & Soc, Logan, UT 84322 USA
[2] Colorado State Univ, Human Dimens Nat Resources Dept, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Canis lupus; values; wildlife; opinion; attitude change;
D O I
10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.016
中图分类号
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号
090705 ;
摘要
A number of trends suggest public behavior and sentiment regarding wildlife, and especially charismatic mega-fauna such as wolves (Canis lupus), changed in the latter half of the 20th century. Declining hunter participation, support for trapping ban initiatives, changes in wildlife-related policy and the portrayal of predators in the media all point to changes in the way US residents view wildlife. Yet, while many researchers have examined attitudes toward wolves and other wildlife species, few have empirically assessed such attitudes over time. We conducted a mail survey of Utah residents in 2003, replicating the methods of a 1994 study, in order to determine if Utahns' attitudes toward wolves changed over the last decade. in addition, we compared the attitudes of relevant subgroups (i.e., big game hunters, rural residents, urban residents) across the two studies. Our results demonstrate the relative stability of attitudes toward wolves in Utah for all groups assessed, and offer important insights into questions related to the assessment of wildlife-related attitude change. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:211 / 218
页数:8
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