The future of wildlife conservation funding: What options do U.S. college students support?
| Autor: | Larry M. Gigliotti, Matthew C. Kelly, Neelam C. Poudyal, Matthew T. Springer, Kathryn T. Stevenson, Chelsie L. Romulo, Michael Quartuch, Mark D. Needham, KangJae Jerry Lee, Wayde C. Morse, Brian G. Clark, Christine Anhalt-Depies, Shari L. Rodriguez, Taniya Bethke, Victoria R. Vayer, William F. Siemer, Gerard T. Kyle, Timothy R. Van Deelen, Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf, Markus Nils Peterson, Ashley A. Dayer, Richelle Winkler, Kris Irwin, Brett Stayton, Adam A. Ahlers, Kyle M. Woosnam, Alan R. Graefe, Samuel J. Keith, Jeremy T. Bruskotter, Lincoln R. Larson, Christopher J. Chizinski, Daniel Y. Choi, Richard C. Stedman, Taylor V. Stein, Richard Von Furstenberg, Benjamin Ghasemi, Kelly Heber Dunning, Ryan L. Sharp, Jason W. Whiting |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Global and Planetary Change
hunting Ecology funding Fishing angling public support college students General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution Environmental Science (miscellaneous) QH1-199.5 Political science Wildlife management conservation policy Public support Environmental planning QH540-549.5 Nature and Landscape Conservation Wildlife conservation |
| Zdroj: | Conservation Science and Practice, Vol 3, Iss 10, Pp n/a-n/a (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2578-4854 |
| Popis: | Insufficient funding is a major impediment to conservation efforts around the world. In the United States, a decline in hunting participation threatens sustainability of the “user‐pay, public benefit” model that has supported wildlife conservation for nearly 100 years, forcing wildlife management agencies to contemplate alternative funding strategies. We investigated support for potential funding options among diverse college students, a rapidly expanding and politically active voting bloc with a potentially powerful influence on the future of conservation. From 2018 to 2020, we surveyed 17,203 undergraduate students at public universities across 22 states. Students preferred innovative approaches to conservation funding, with 72% supporting funding derived from industry sources (e.g., natural resource extraction companies), 63% supporting state sources (e.g., general sales tax), and 43% supporting conventional user‐based sources such as license fees and excise taxes associated with outdoor recreation activities (e.g., hunting). Findings emphasize the need to broaden the base of support for conservation funding and highlight the importance of considering the preferences and perspectives of young adults and other diverse beneficiaries of wildlife conservation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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