Managing geese with recreational hunters?
| Autor: | Jesper Madsen, Helle Ørsted Nielsen, Tommy Asferg, James Henty Williams, Thorsten J. S. Balsby |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Conservation of Natural Resources Casual Denmark Geography Planning and Development Population Wildlife Behaviours Animals Wild 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Goose Hunters Animal welfare biology.animal Geese Environmental Chemistry Animals Marketing education Harvest management Recreation Adaptive management education.field_of_study Motivation Ecology biology General Medicine 010601 ecology Stewardship Business Motivations Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Williams, J H, Balsby, T J S, Nielsen, H Ø, Asferg, T & Madsen, J 2019, ' Managing geese with recreational hunters? ', Ambio, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 217-229 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1070-7 Ambio Williams, J H, Balsby, T J S, Nielsen, H Ø, Asferg, T & Madsen, J 2018, ' Managing geese with recreational hunters? ' Ambio . https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1070-7 |
| Popis: | As many goose populations across the northern Hemisphere continue to rise, the role of hunters to manage these populations is increasingly being considered. We studied recreational goose hunters in Denmark to assess their behavioural and motivational characteristics, willingness to alter their hunting effort, as well as their ability to act as stewards of a rapidly increasing goose population. We identified several behavioural characteristics that typify effective goose hunting practices. We suggest a degree of specialization is necessary to increase goose harvests, as well as mitigating animal welfare issues (e.g. wounding). However, the majority of Danish goose hunters can be considered to be casual participants in this form of hunting. This poses a challenge for wildlife managers wishing to engage recreational hunters to manage highly dynamic wildlife populations, such as geese. If recreational hunters are to be used as a management tool, wildlife managers and hunting organizations will need to consider how best to facilitate skill development, hunting practices and socially legitimate hunting ethics to foster the stewardship role of hunting. We conclude that it is incumbent on wildlife managers to recognize and deal with both internal factors (e.g. skill development) and external influences (e.g. animal welfare concerns). In doing so, potential tensions in the multi-functionality of hunting can be alleviated, maintain hunting as a legitimate and accepted recreational past-time and management tool. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-018-1070-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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