Community perspectives of flagship species: can conservation motivators mitigate human-wildlife conflict?
Public perception of endangered species is crucial for successful management of community-based conservation and sustainability of national parks. By the method of choice experiment, our study evaluated conservation preferences and willingness to donate money for flagship and non-flagship species us...
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crfrontiers:10.3389/fevo.2024.1265694 2024-03-31T07:55:41+00:00 Community perspectives of flagship species: can conservation motivators mitigate human-wildlife conflict? Xu, Wanyun Xu, Lingxia Cao, Yuqi Zheng, Jiaoyang Wang, Yaling Cheng, Kun Lee, Chun-Hung Dai, Huxuan Mei, Sonamtso Zong, Cheng 2024 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1265694 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2024.1265694/full unknown Frontiers Media SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution volume 12 ISSN 2296-701X Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2024 crfrontiers https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1265694 2024-03-05T00:17:21Z Public perception of endangered species is crucial for successful management of community-based conservation and sustainability of national parks. By the method of choice experiment, our study evaluated conservation preferences and willingness to donate money for flagship and non-flagship species using a choice experiment with 409 residents living near the Lanstang river source of Sanjiangyuan National Park, China. We found that flagship species such as the Snow leopard ( Pristine plateau ) and White-lipped deer ( Przewalskium albirostris ) generated more conservation funds than non-flagship species. However, not all flagship species were accepted. Respondents disliked Tibetan brown bears ( Ursus arctos pruinosus ) due to direct human-wildlife conflicts such as bodily injury and property damage. Heterogeneity of preference was influenced by household income, religious beliefs, ethnicity, culture, and conservation awareness. Results can be used to establish a local community-participative framework by combining conservation motivations that alleviate human-wildlife conflict. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Frontiers (Publisher) Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12 |
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Public perception of endangered species is crucial for successful management of community-based conservation and sustainability of national parks. By the method of choice experiment, our study evaluated conservation preferences and willingness to donate money for flagship and non-flagship species using a choice experiment with 409 residents living near the Lanstang river source of Sanjiangyuan National Park, China. We found that flagship species such as the Snow leopard ( Pristine plateau ) and White-lipped deer ( Przewalskium albirostris ) generated more conservation funds than non-flagship species. However, not all flagship species were accepted. Respondents disliked Tibetan brown bears ( Ursus arctos pruinosus ) due to direct human-wildlife conflicts such as bodily injury and property damage. Heterogeneity of preference was influenced by household income, religious beliefs, ethnicity, culture, and conservation awareness. Results can be used to establish a local community-participative framework by combining conservation motivations that alleviate human-wildlife conflict. |
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Community perspectives of flagship species: can conservation motivators mitigate human-wildlife conflict? |
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Community perspectives of flagship species: can conservation motivators mitigate human-wildlife conflict? |
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Community perspectives of flagship species: can conservation motivators mitigate human-wildlife conflict? |
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community perspectives of flagship species: can conservation motivators mitigate human-wildlife conflict? |
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