TY - JOUR
T1 - Acceptability factors for wildlife approach in park and protected area settings
AU - Freeman, Stephanie
AU - Taff, B. Derrick
AU - Miller, Zachary D.
AU - Benfield, Jacob A.
AU - Newman, Peter
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/5/15
Y1 - 2021/5/15
N2 - Human-wildlife conflicts are a challenge in parks and protected areas around the world. Facilitating quality wildlife viewing experiences that minimize negative impacts to people and animals is often complicated by distance-related human behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine how people's distance-related norms varied as a function of proximity from wildlife, wildlife species, and physical landscape features. By using virtual reality technology and simulations, this study assessed how physical landscape features (i.e., an open field, deadfall, and a paved road) impact wildlife viewing norms and also compared norms among three different wildlife species (i.e., bison, bear, and elk). Data were analyzed with repeated measures ANOVA to explore how these factors influenced acceptability ratings of distances between people and wildlife. Results revealed a significant interaction between distance to wildlife and landscape features. Recommendations for improving the management of humanwildlife conflicts and future research directions are discussed.
AB - Human-wildlife conflicts are a challenge in parks and protected areas around the world. Facilitating quality wildlife viewing experiences that minimize negative impacts to people and animals is often complicated by distance-related human behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine how people's distance-related norms varied as a function of proximity from wildlife, wildlife species, and physical landscape features. By using virtual reality technology and simulations, this study assessed how physical landscape features (i.e., an open field, deadfall, and a paved road) impact wildlife viewing norms and also compared norms among three different wildlife species (i.e., bison, bear, and elk). Data were analyzed with repeated measures ANOVA to explore how these factors influenced acceptability ratings of distances between people and wildlife. Results revealed a significant interaction between distance to wildlife and landscape features. Recommendations for improving the management of humanwildlife conflicts and future research directions are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112276
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112276
M3 - Article
C2 - 33677344
AN - SCOPUS:85101880073
SN - 0301-4797
VL - 286
JO - Journal of Environmental Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Management
M1 - 112276
ER -