Social perceptions of carnivores across the globe – a literature review
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| Title: | Social perceptions of carnivores across the globe – a literature review |
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| Authors: | Newsom, Amy, Lozano Mendoza, Jorge, Martín López, Berta |
| Contributors: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| Source: | Docta Complutense instname |
| Publisher Information: | Taylor & Francis, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Subject Terms: | Perception of nature, Human-wildlife coexistence, Ecología (Sociología), perception of nature, Antropología biológica, 2401.02 Comportamiento Animal, 63 Sociología, Nature's contribution to people, 2401.06 Ecología Animal, human-wildlife coexistence, human-carnivore interactions, Human-carnivore interactions, 591.5, 2401 Biología Animal (Zoología), nature's contribution to people, Zoología, 599.74, Human-wildlife conflict, Sociología, Comportamiento animal, 5103 Antropología Social |
| Description: | To explore the factors underpinning human–carnivore relations, we reviewed 146 scientific publications recording associations of 34 socio-economic, actor-related, and species-related variables with people’s views on the beneficial and detrimental contributions of carnivorous terrestrial mammals to people. The associations with respective variables were coded as positive, negative, not significant, or mixed. They were then compared between geographic regions and carnivore families in a descriptive analysis and tested for significant differences among regions and carnivore families. The results indicate a pattern of associations that differs more strongly between regions than between carnivore families. This suggests that personal and societal aspects such as individuals’ personal beliefs and socio-economic situation have a stronger impact on their view of carnivores than animals’ biological characteristics. Consequently, we identify leverage point realms to improve human–carnivore relations, in particular re-connecting humans to nature and re-structuring institutions to improve carnivore management. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1533-158X 1087-1209 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10871209.2025.2459733 |
| Access URL: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119233 https://research-portal.uu.nl/en/publications/5c9e649c-d094-4ff6-9767-ac751117071b https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2025.2459733 |
| Rights: | CC BY |
| Accession Number: | edsair.dedup.wf.002..a460cdd0692a33fa350fdb55ac57f11d |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | To explore the factors underpinning human–carnivore relations, we reviewed 146 scientific publications recording associations of 34 socio-economic, actor-related, and species-related variables with people’s views on the beneficial and detrimental contributions of carnivorous terrestrial mammals to people. The associations with respective variables were coded as positive, negative, not significant, or mixed. They were then compared between geographic regions and carnivore families in a descriptive analysis and tested for significant differences among regions and carnivore families. The results indicate a pattern of associations that differs more strongly between regions than between carnivore families. This suggests that personal and societal aspects such as individuals’ personal beliefs and socio-economic situation have a stronger impact on their view of carnivores than animals’ biological characteristics. Consequently, we identify leverage point realms to improve human–carnivore relations, in particular re-connecting humans to nature and re-structuring institutions to improve carnivore management. |
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| ISSN: | 1533158X 10871209 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10871209.2025.2459733 |