Social challenges of spatial planning for outdoor cat management in Amami Oshima Island, Japan
Social challenges of spatial planning for outdoor cat management in Amami Oshima Island, Japan
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10.1016/j.gecco.2017.03.007
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2017-04-01
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Suzuki, Mariko
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作者：
Mameno, Kota;Kubo, Takahiro;Suzuki, Mariko
户外猫科动物对当地生物多样性构成重大威胁，特别是在岛屿上。然而，猫也给人们带来了好处，比如陪伴和杀死害虫。因此，对户外猫的管理是有争议的，并可能导致利益相关者之间的冲突。尽管之前的研究调查了利益相关者对户外猫及其管理的偏好，但关于他们对不同栖息地的猫发生和管理的态度差异知之甚少。识别这些态度差异将为政策制定者提供有关分区管理的有用知识。我们对日本大岛岛的居民进行了结构化访谈，以评估居民对户外猫的发生及其跨栖息地(森林、农村和城镇)的管理的态度。此外，我们还比较了养猫人和不养猫人的态度。结果表明，森林是最不受欢迎的户外猫科动物栖息地。致命的选择作为一种管理策略是居民不能接受的，而采用在所有地区都是可以接受的。在城镇和农村地区，猫主人对户外猫的接受度显著高于非主人；他们对致命选择的接受度也低于非主人，而对诱捕、绝育和回归(TNR)的接受度高于非主人。这些发现表明，很难就户外猫咪的管理达成共识，特别是在城镇和农村地区；然而，这些地区的户外猫咪迁徙到森林中，对濒危物种构成威胁。与猫主人和非猫主人的沟通努力应该填补利益攸关方之间的这些态度差距，并导致有效的管理。(C)2017年作者。爱思唯尔出版公司(Elsevier B.V.)
Outdoor cats pose substantial threats to native biodiversity, especially on islands. However, cats also provide benefits to people, such as companionship and the killing of pests. Thus, management of outdoor cats is controversial and can lead to conflicts among stakeholders. Although previous studies have examined stakeholders' preferences for outdoor cats and their management, little is known about the differences in their attitudes toward cat occurrences and management across habitats. Identifying these attitudinal differences would provide useful knowledge for policy makers about zoning management. We conducted structured interviews with residents in Amami Oshima Island, Japan, to evaluate the residents' attitudes to outdoor cats' occurrence and their management across habitats (Forest, Rural, and Town areas). Furthermore, we compared the attitudes of cat- owners and non-owners. The results show that the Forest was least preferred as an outdoor cat habitat. Lethal options as a management strategy were unacceptable to the residents, whereas adoption was acceptable in all areas. Cat-owners showed a significantly higher acceptance toward outdoor cats in Town and Rural areas than did non-owners; they also showed a lower acceptance of lethal options and a higher acceptance toward Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) than non-owners. These findings imply that it is difficult to achieve consensus regarding outdoor cat management, especially in town and rural areas; however, outdoor cats from these areas move to the forests and pose a threat to the endangered species. Communication efforts with both cat-owners and non-owners should fill these attitudinal gaps among stakeholders and lead to effective management. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.