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Moral dimensions of human–wildlife conflict
Authors:Michelle L. Lute  Carlos David Navarrete  Michael Paul Nelson  Meredith L. Gore
Affiliation:1. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.;2. Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.;3. Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.;4. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice, East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.
Abstract:Despite increasing support for conservation globally, controversy over specific conservation policies persists among diverse stakeholders. Investigating the links between morals in relation to conservation can help increase understanding about why humans support or oppose policy, especially related to human–wildlife conflict or human conflict over wildlife. Yet the moral dimension of human–wildlife conflict has mostly gone unconsidered and unmeasured; thus, policy and programmatic efforts to reduce controversy may be missing a key part of the equation. We conducted a web‐based survey (n = 1239 respondents) in Michigan (U.S.A.) to investigate cognitive and emotional influences on the value–behavior relationship. Respondents were identified by their interest and involvement in Michigan wolf management. The survey consisted of questions about values, emotions, cognitions, and behaviors relative to wolves in Michigan. We used path analysis to explore whether emotions and cognitions mediated the relationship between value and behavior. Most respondents attributed intrinsic value to wolves (n = 734) and all life (n = 773) and engaged in behaviors that benefited wolf populations and ecosystems regardless of stakeholder group (e.g., environmentalist, farmer). Attributing intrinsic value to wolves was positively related to favorable emotions toward wolves and cognitive assessments that hunting and trapping of wolves is unacceptable. Despite similarities in attribution of intrinsic value, groups differed in emotions and cognitions about wolf hunting. These differences provide a useful way to predict stakeholder behavior. Our findings may inform interventions aimed at increasing support for wolf management policies and positive interactions among stakeholders and wildlife. Leveraging agreement over intrinsic value may foster cooperation among stakeholders and garner support for controversial conservation policy.
Keywords:Canis lupus  cognition  emotion  gray wolves  human–  wildlife conflict  Michigan  moral foundations theory  Canis lupus  cognició  n  conflicto humano –   animal  emoció  n  lobo gris  Michigan  teorí  a de los fundamentos morales
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