Socio-Political and Ecological Dimensions of Municipal Wildlife Management
Socio-Political and Ecological Dimensions of Municipal Wildlife Management
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DOI：
10.1080/08941920.2023.2267473
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发表时间：
2023-10-16
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Gianotti，Anne G. Short
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作者：
Edelblutte，Emilie;Connors，John P. Casellas;Gianotti，Anne G. Short
在城市和郊区，复杂的社会环境景观和利益相关者的不同利益使野生动物管理变得困难。我们分析了马萨诸塞州的市政当局如何做出关于白尾鹿管理的决策（Odocoileus virginianus）。结合对市政官员调查的统计分析，管理文件的定性分析和半结构化访谈，我们调查了（i）与市政对鹿的关注有关的社会环境条件，（ii）促使市政探索鹿管理行动的关注，以及（iii）为什么有些市政当局采取管理行动，而另一些则没有。我们发现，景观特征，莱姆病的发病率，以及一系列的关注鹿促使市政府探索鹿管理的选择。我们表明，管理冠军和小规模的政治是至关重要的，在翻译关注管理行动。我们的研究说明了野生动物的运动与发展和政治模式交叉的郊区/城市环境中的野生动物决策的复杂性。
In urban and suburban areas, the complex socio-environmental landscapes and diverging interests of stakeholders make wildlife management difficult. We analyze how municipalities in Massachusetts make decisions about the management of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Combining statistical analyses of a survey of municipal officials, qualitative analysis of management documents, and semi-structured interviews, we investigate (i) the socio-environmental conditions linked to municipal concerns about deer, (ii) the concerns that prompt municipalities to explore deer management actions, and (iii) why some municipalities take management action while others do not. We find that landscape features, Lyme disease incidence, and an array of concerns about deer prompt municipal governments to explore options for deer management. We show that management champions and small-scale politics are crucial in translating concern to management action. Our study illustrates the complexity of wildlife decision-making in sub/urban environments where the movement of wild animals intersects with patterns of development and politics.