Attitudes of the General Public and Hunters Towards Wolves in Latvia; Its Predictors and Changes Over Time
Abstract A survey was carried out to determine the attitudes of the general public and of hunters towards wolves (Canis lupus) in Latvia. Today wildlife conservation depends on effective management practices; however, these are often influenced by public opinions and attitudes. Our aim was to unders...
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crdegruyter:10.2478/prolas-2020-0043 2024-09-15T18:01:13+00:00 Attitudes of the General Public and Hunters Towards Wolves in Latvia; Its Predictors and Changes Over Time Žunna, Agrita Bagrade, Guna Ozoliņš, Jānis 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2020-0043 https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/prolas/74/4/article-p280.xml https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/prolas-2020-0043 en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences. volume 74, issue 4, page 280-286 ISSN 1407-009X journal-article 2020 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2020-0043 2024-07-22T04:11:02Z Abstract A survey was carried out to determine the attitudes of the general public and of hunters towards wolves (Canis lupus) in Latvia. Today wildlife conservation depends on effective management practices; however, these are often influenced by public opinions and attitudes. Our aim was to understand the causes behind these attitudes and to compare our results with previous research done in Latvia. Questionnaires were distributed through schools and hunter organisations. The attitudes of both the general public and hunters were mostly neutral or positive. Older people and women were generally less positive. Respondents with less positive attitudes were more likely to say that wolf numbers in the country should be decreased. Significant associations between attitudes, beliefs of wolves causing damage and financial losses and what should be done with wolf numbers in Latvia were found. Three attitude predictors were established. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus De Gruyter Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences. 74 4 280 286 |
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Abstract A survey was carried out to determine the attitudes of the general public and of hunters towards wolves (Canis lupus) in Latvia. Today wildlife conservation depends on effective management practices; however, these are often influenced by public opinions and attitudes. Our aim was to understand the causes behind these attitudes and to compare our results with previous research done in Latvia. Questionnaires were distributed through schools and hunter organisations. The attitudes of both the general public and hunters were mostly neutral or positive. Older people and women were generally less positive. Respondents with less positive attitudes were more likely to say that wolf numbers in the country should be decreased. Significant associations between attitudes, beliefs of wolves causing damage and financial losses and what should be done with wolf numbers in Latvia were found. Three attitude predictors were established. |
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Žunna, Agrita Bagrade, Guna Ozoliņš, Jānis |
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Žunna, Agrita Bagrade, Guna Ozoliņš, Jānis Attitudes of the General Public and Hunters Towards Wolves in Latvia; Its Predictors and Changes Over Time |
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Attitudes of the General Public and Hunters Towards Wolves in Latvia; Its Predictors and Changes Over Time |
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Attitudes of the General Public and Hunters Towards Wolves in Latvia; Its Predictors and Changes Over Time |
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Attitudes of the General Public and Hunters Towards Wolves in Latvia; Its Predictors and Changes Over Time |
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Attitudes of the General Public and Hunters Towards Wolves in Latvia; Its Predictors and Changes Over Time |
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Attitudes of the General Public and Hunters Towards Wolves in Latvia; Its Predictors and Changes Over Time |
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attitudes of the general public and hunters towards wolves in latvia; its predictors and changes over time |
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