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dc.contributor.authorDawson, Stuart
dc.contributor.authorDawson, Courtenay
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, Malcolm S.
dc.contributor.authorKreplins, Tracey L.
dc.contributor.authorLinnell, John Durrus
dc.contributor.authorFleming, Patricia A.
dc.coverage.spatialAustraliaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-05T08:36:01Z
dc.date.available2024-01-05T08:36:01Z
dc.date.created2024-01-03T15:31:26Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.issn0006-3207
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3110020
dc.description.abstractWildlife management actions are increasingly contingent on acceptance by the broader public. Consequently, understanding factors that influence acceptability of different management options is important. In Australia, kangaroos (native large herbivores, Macropus spp., Osphranter spp.) are managed using lethal control for a range of context-specific reasons. We surveyed 1293 members of the Australian public to test whether acceptability of lethal control of kangaroos depends on the reason for the control, values towards wildlife (assessed using the Wildlife Values Orientation questionnaire), and knowledge about kangaroos. We also tested whether acceptability could be shifted by providing relevant information. Lethal control of kangaroos for biocentric reasons (i. e., agricultural protection, biodiversity conservation, animal welfare) was more acceptable than lethal control of kangaroos for anthropocentric reasons (i.e., human consumption, human safety). Acceptability was greater among survey respondents high on the domination orientation (i.e., valuing wildlife for human benefits), and lower among those high on the mutualism orientation (i.e., valuing wildlife for its own intrinsic value). Acceptability was also positively associated with knowledge of kangaroo ecology and management. Provision of information did not impact acceptability of lethal control for any reason except for human use, which, while not significant, showed promise that acceptability of lethal control for this reason could be influential to the public. Additionally, while the acceptability of lethal control varied widely among the Australian population, there was little evidence of polarisation, suggesting that large sectors of the public may be amenable to different perspectives.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectwildlife values orientationen_US
dc.subjectpopulation controlen_US
dc.subjectwildlife managementen_US
dc.subjectmutualismen_US
dc.subjectdominationen_US
dc.subjectacceptabilityen_US
dc.subjectmacropoden_US
dc.subjectharvesten_US
dc.titleKnowledge and values drive acceptability of lethal control of kangaroos among the Australian publicen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder0006-3207/© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Zoology and botany: 480en_US
dc.source.journalBiological Conservationen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110416
dc.identifier.cristin2220125
dc.relation.projectAndre: Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (Grant No. P01-L-006)en_US
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