Hunter opinions on the management of migratory geese: a case of stakeholder involvement in adaptive harvest management

• Published in: Human Dimensions of Wildlife
• Main Authors: Holmgaard, Sanne Bech, Eythórsson, Einar, Tombre, Ingunn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis (Routledge) 2018
• Subjects: African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement; hunting; International Species Management Plan; pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus; stakeholder involvement; VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; VDP::Zoology and botany: 480; Norway; Svalbard; Anser brachyrhynchus; Pink-footed Goose
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2583334; https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2018.1424269

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Human Dimensions of Wildlife on 11 Jan 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10871209.2018.1424269. Embargo until 12 July 2019. Knowledge of hunter attitudes toward goose management is essential for the involvement of hunters in adaptive harvest management. Our study provides insight into processes of stakeholder involvement in adaptive harvest management, as demonstrated by the case of implementing the International Species Management Plan for the Svalbard-breeding pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus). We conducted an online survey among goose hunters in Norway in the main autumn staging area of this species, Nord-Trøndelag, which is also the area in which most geese are harvested nationally. Our results demonstrated that a majority of these hunters see themselves as active participants in management. These hunters expressed a willingness to support management objectives through the delivery of daily harvest reports and by complying with regulations, as defined by national wildlife authorities and the international management plan. acceptedVersion