U.S. Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
ORCID IDs
Hailey E. McLean http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-0334
Keith M. Carlisle http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5205-1294
Date of this Version
1-1-2021
Citation
HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF WILDLIFE (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2021.1967525
Abstract
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) pose significant challenges to wildlife managers. This research explored Texas hunters’ acceptability of wild pig control actions, and whether acceptability varied according to hunters’ affiliation with four different categories of natural resource organizations as an indicator of social identity. Results of a survey (n = 37,317) revealed that most hunters were accepting of all control actions except toxicants and non-lethal deterrents. Mean acceptability scores for each action differed significantly across the four affiliation categories, but effect sizes were minimal. Hunters affiliated with agricultural organizations were the most accepting of control actions, while hunters with no organizational affiliations were least accepting. Findings suggested that while the type of organization with which a hunter affiliates provides some basis for predicting acceptability of control actions, the association is likely not significant enough to warrant differentiating wild pig outreach messaging on the basis of affiliation.
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Comments
U.S. government work