Hunting interacts with socio‐demographic predictors of human perceptions of urban coyotes
ABSTRACT Recent research suggests hunting participation interacts with other variables (e.g., bird‐watching participation) to shape attitudes about wildlife. We build on this research by evaluating how hunting participation interacted with key variables to predict affectual attitudes toward coyotes...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2019-09-01
|
| Series: | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.993 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850255487718653952 |
|---|---|
| author | Michael D. Drake M. Nils Peterson Emily H. Griffith Colleen Olfenbuttel Christopher E. Moorman Christopher S. Deperno |
| author_facet | Michael D. Drake M. Nils Peterson Emily H. Griffith Colleen Olfenbuttel Christopher E. Moorman Christopher S. Deperno |
| author_sort | Michael D. Drake |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | ABSTRACT Recent research suggests hunting participation interacts with other variables (e.g., bird‐watching participation) to shape attitudes about wildlife. We build on this research by evaluating how hunting participation interacted with key variables to predict affectual attitudes toward coyotes (Canis latrans), support for coyotes on the landscape, and support for coyote management approaches in urban North Carolina, USA. We conducted surveys of urban hunters and nonhunting urban residents during 2015, and modeled relationships between respondent attributes and perceptions of coyotes. Among nonhunters, men liked coyotes more than women did, but the relationship was reversed among hunters. Similarly, men supported killing coyotes more than women did, but the difference was less pronounced among hunters. Pet owners liked coyotes and opposed killing coyotes more than non–pet owners did, but those differences disappeared among hunters. Having a rural background predicted lower tolerance for coyotes among hunters but not nonhunters. Finally, age was negatively related to support for lethal coyote management among hunters but positively related to support among nonhunters. Participation in hunting may moderate how socio‐demographic variables predict perceptions of coyotes and change or reverse previously described relationships between these variables and perceptions of wildlife. © 2019 The Wildlife Society. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-b82b79a133b94632addcfba3f287dce5 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2328-5540 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2019-09-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| spelling | doaj-art-b82b79a133b94632addcfba3f287dce52025-08-20T01:56:52ZengWileyWildlife Society Bulletin2328-55402019-09-0143344745410.1002/wsb.993Hunting interacts with socio‐demographic predictors of human perceptions of urban coyotesMichael D. Drake0M. Nils Peterson1Emily H. Griffith2Colleen Olfenbuttel3Christopher E. Moorman4Christopher S. Deperno5Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USAFisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USAStatistics Department North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USANorth Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Division of Wildlife Management Pittsboro NC 27102 USAFisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USAFisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USAABSTRACT Recent research suggests hunting participation interacts with other variables (e.g., bird‐watching participation) to shape attitudes about wildlife. We build on this research by evaluating how hunting participation interacted with key variables to predict affectual attitudes toward coyotes (Canis latrans), support for coyotes on the landscape, and support for coyote management approaches in urban North Carolina, USA. We conducted surveys of urban hunters and nonhunting urban residents during 2015, and modeled relationships between respondent attributes and perceptions of coyotes. Among nonhunters, men liked coyotes more than women did, but the relationship was reversed among hunters. Similarly, men supported killing coyotes more than women did, but the difference was less pronounced among hunters. Pet owners liked coyotes and opposed killing coyotes more than non–pet owners did, but those differences disappeared among hunters. Having a rural background predicted lower tolerance for coyotes among hunters but not nonhunters. Finally, age was negatively related to support for lethal coyote management among hunters but positively related to support among nonhunters. Participation in hunting may moderate how socio‐demographic variables predict perceptions of coyotes and change or reverse previously described relationships between these variables and perceptions of wildlife. © 2019 The Wildlife Society.https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.993Canis latranscarnivorecoyoteshuntingmoderating effectsurban |
| spellingShingle | Michael D. Drake M. Nils Peterson Emily H. Griffith Colleen Olfenbuttel Christopher E. Moorman Christopher S. Deperno Hunting interacts with socio‐demographic predictors of human perceptions of urban coyotes Wildlife Society Bulletin Canis latrans carnivore coyotes hunting moderating effects urban |
| title | Hunting interacts with socio‐demographic predictors of human perceptions of urban coyotes |
| title_full | Hunting interacts with socio‐demographic predictors of human perceptions of urban coyotes |
| title_fullStr | Hunting interacts with socio‐demographic predictors of human perceptions of urban coyotes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hunting interacts with socio‐demographic predictors of human perceptions of urban coyotes |
| title_short | Hunting interacts with socio‐demographic predictors of human perceptions of urban coyotes |
| title_sort | hunting interacts with socio demographic predictors of human perceptions of urban coyotes |
| topic | Canis latrans carnivore coyotes hunting moderating effects urban |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.993 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT michaelddrake huntinginteractswithsociodemographicpredictorsofhumanperceptionsofurbancoyotes AT mnilspeterson huntinginteractswithsociodemographicpredictorsofhumanperceptionsofurbancoyotes AT emilyhgriffith huntinginteractswithsociodemographicpredictorsofhumanperceptionsofurbancoyotes AT colleenolfenbuttel huntinginteractswithsociodemographicpredictorsofhumanperceptionsofurbancoyotes AT christopheremoorman huntinginteractswithsociodemographicpredictorsofhumanperceptionsofurbancoyotes AT christophersdeperno huntinginteractswithsociodemographicpredictorsofhumanperceptionsofurbancoyotes |