TY - JOUR
T1 - The public and geese
T2 - a conflict on the rise?
AU - Eriksson, Louise
AU - Johansson, Maria
AU - Månsson, Johan
AU - Redpath, Steven
AU - Sandström, Camilla
AU - Elmberg, Johan
N1 - Acknowledgments
We are very grateful for the comments on an earlier draft from two anonymous reviewers and the associate editor.
Funding
This work was supported by the Umeå Universitet.
PY - 2020/9/2
Y1 - 2020/9/2
N2 - Wild geese are increasing in agricultural and urban settings across Europe, leading to widespread human–geese interactions. This study examined how the public’s acceptance of geese (attitude and acceptance capacity) varied depending on place dimensions, interactions with geese in different settings (place-based experience), and psychological factors, including wildlife value orientations, beliefs about the ecosystem services and disservices geese provide, and emotions. A survey was conducted in two municipalities with large goose populations in Sweden; Kristianstad and Örebro (n = 898). Results revealed a favorable view of the occurrence of geese, although a substantial share believed the number of geese was too high. Place-based experiences of geese were correlated with acceptance (e.g., more experience on beaches was associated with a negative attitude) and the importance of psychological factors for acceptance was confirmed. The study highlights the need to consider the public’s experiences of geese for sustainable goose management.
AB - Wild geese are increasing in agricultural and urban settings across Europe, leading to widespread human–geese interactions. This study examined how the public’s acceptance of geese (attitude and acceptance capacity) varied depending on place dimensions, interactions with geese in different settings (place-based experience), and psychological factors, including wildlife value orientations, beliefs about the ecosystem services and disservices geese provide, and emotions. A survey was conducted in two municipalities with large goose populations in Sweden; Kristianstad and Örebro (n = 898). Results revealed a favorable view of the occurrence of geese, although a substantial share believed the number of geese was too high. Place-based experiences of geese were correlated with acceptance (e.g., more experience on beaches was associated with a negative attitude) and the importance of psychological factors for acceptance was confirmed. The study highlights the need to consider the public’s experiences of geese for sustainable goose management.
KW - cognitions
KW - emotions
KW - place-based experiences
KW - public acceptance
KW - Wild geese
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85084079542&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10871209.2020.1752420
DO - 10.1080/10871209.2020.1752420
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85084079542
VL - 25
SP - 421
EP - 437
JO - Human Dimensions of Wildlife
JF - Human Dimensions of Wildlife
SN - 1087-1209
IS - 5
ER -