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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"human dimensions of wildlife"”.
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Wildlife-inspired awe in leisure-based learning
The purpose of this dissertation is to illuminate that awe is a part of wildlife experiences and that people learn from those experiences. Previously noted in literature, these notions were evidenced in this study through quantitative and qualitative measures spanning three stages of data …
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Reducing Anthropogenic Food Sources: An Extended Theory of Planned Behavior and Audience Analysis
Wildlife access to anthropogenic food sources like trash, bird seed, and fruit from trees can induce conflicts between humans and wildlife ranging from habituation and nuisance behavior to rare but serious attacks. I used an online survey (n = 349) to test an extended Theory of Planned Behavior …
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Knowledge, attitudes, and opinions about human-wildlife conflicts held by community leaders in Virginia
… a mail survey, I questioned 490 representatives of local government (i.e., elected officials, administrative officials, animal control officers, and county Cooperative Extension agents) about their understanding of human-wildlife conflicts in their communities, and their receptivity to …
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Wildlife tourism: tourist expectations, experiences and management implications.
The literature demonstrates that wildlife tourism, which can incorporate anything from insects (dragonflies, butterflies, glow-worms), flowers, mammals and birds, has become a potentially lucrative activity which is attracting attention from tourists and destinations. There are both positive and …