Emotions and the tolerance of large carnivores: pumas in a crop-based landscape in Brazil
| Autor: | Andrea Dechner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Cognitive model Ecology Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Wildlife Cognition Management Monitoring Policy and Law Affect (psychology) 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Pollution 010601 ecology Affective model Process information Carnivore Psychology Nature and Landscape Conservation Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Conservation. 48:93-99 |
| ISSN: | 1469-4387 0376-8929 |
| Popis: | SummaryUnderstanding the factors that affect the tolerance of carnivores is critical for proposing strategies for their conservation. A widely known hazard-acceptance model for large carnivores proposes that, unlike cognitive factors, emotional (affective) factors are secondary drivers of tolerance towards these species. The main objective of this article is to compare the effect of affective and cognitive factors on the tolerance of pumas (Puma concolor), using 109 semi-structured interviews conducted in a rural landscape in the state of Bahia (Brazil). Through the use of cumulative link models I found that although the cognitive model explained a considerable amount of variability (gen. R2 = 0.38) in the tolerance of the species, the affective model explained a higher amount of variability (gen. R2 = 0.44). In addition, an integrative model containing cognitive and affective factors explained the highest amount of variability (gen. R2 = 0.51). Contrary to what has been believed for decades, humans may not process information regarding wildlife from a purely analytical viewpoint, and social-based strategies for carnivore conservation should benefit from integrative approaches that consider emotional responses to wildlife. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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