Targeting your audience: Wildlife value orientations and the relevance of messages about bear safety

ZD Miller, W Freimund, EC Metcalf… - Human Dimensions of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
While there is an assumption that wildlife value orientations can be useful in strategic
communication, few studies have empirically explored this topic. This article used the …

Understanding the prospects of human-wildlife coexistence: a conceptual framework

A Thapa, T Mukherjee, A Pradhan… - Biodiversity and …, 2024 - Springer
Human-wildlife interactions can range from reverence to extreme conflict. Conservationists
have come to the realization that humans and wildlife have always coexisted together in …

A comparison of wildlife value orientations and attitudes toward timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus)

LS Keener-Eck, AT Morzillo… - Human Dimensions of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Human-wildlife interactions can be explained using a cognitive hierarchy model, in which
wildlife value orientations (WVO) form the basis for human beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors …

The effects of bat photographs on emotions, attitudes, intentions, and wildlife value orientations

TM Straka, H Greving, CC Voigt - Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Photo stimuli can be an effective way to engage people in wildlife conservation by
stimulating emotions and cognitions. In a before-after experiment, we studied the effects of …

Spatial Analysis of Attitudes Toward Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus Horridus) Where Encounters Occur Within an Exurban Landscape

AR Dunn, AT Morzillo, LSKE Larson… - Society & Natural …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Most human-wildlife conflict research has focused on large species, with less attention to
smaller, less-charismatic species. Our objective was to evaluate landscape-level spatial …

Perceptions of Whooping Cranes among waterfowl hunters in Alabama: Using specialization, awareness, knowledge, and attitudes to understand conservation …

SK Lessard, WC Morse, CA Lepczyk… - Human Dimensions of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A central component of successful wildlife conservation is the understanding of
public perceptions toward a species. We administered an online survey to Alabama …

Determinants of responsible hiking behavior: Results from a stated choice experiment

T Guo, JW Smith, YF Leung, E Seekamp… - Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
This research examined the determinants of responsible hiking behavior through a lab-
based experiment in which two managerial factors believed to influence individuals' …

The role of value orientations and experience on attitudes toward a well-liked threatened reptile

CM Hartel, JS Carlton, LS Prokopy - Human dimensions of wildlife, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Eastern box turtles (Terrepene carolina carolina) are often negatively impacted by
anthropogenic activities, such as mortality caused by vehicles or agricultural equipment …

Human attitudes as threats in amphibians: the case of the Ornate Horned Frog (Ceratophrys ornata)

C Deutsch, J Grisolia, D Bilenca… - Human Dimensions of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We analyzed the characteristics of the human-animal conflict coming from the attitudes that
local communities have toward Ceratophrys ornata, focusing on two threats: aversion and …

Resident Attitudes Toward Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus)

LS Keener-Eck, AT Morzillo… - Society & Natural …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) are endangered throughout the northeastern United
States where multiple factors contribute to population declines. Challenges exist to …