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Evaluating attitudes towards large carnivores within the Great Bear Rainforest

Leveridge, Max Carter
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2843-8528
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1556726212319148

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2019, Master of Environmental Science, Miami University, Environmental Sciences.
Cohabitation between humans and carnivores is vital to the continued existence and integrity of ecosystems. Management policies that concern these carnivores and their environment can best be informed by understanding human environmental and relational values, as well as attitudes towards their cohabitants. Using both established survey metrics and interviews, we aim to understand the values and attitudes towards large carnivores for residents of the Great Bear Rainforest, Canada. We found that respondents generally had pro-ecological attitudes, strong relational values to the rainforest and wildlife, and positive attitudes towards carnivores. Factors found to influence these attitudes were found to include level of education, age, distance to the forest edge, and knowledge of habitation within the Great Bear Rainforest. Unexpectedly, we found that residents exhibited a strong sense of place. This included frequent mention of spiritual and cultural significance of carnivores for First Nations (by non-first nation respondents), recognizing the land as that of the carnivores, and environmental stewardship as a reflection of oneself. Ultimately, these results can help inform future carnivore and environmental management policies by taking into consideration the environmental and relational values of the populations that may be affected, as well as their attitudes towards carnivores and associated influences.
Amélie Davis, PhD (Advisor)
Sarah Dumyahn, PhD (Committee Member)
Ryan Gunderson, PhD (Committee Member)
63 p.
Conservation; Environmental Management; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Geographic Information Science; Social Research; Sociology; Wildlife Conservation; Wildlife Management
Great Bear Rainforest; Canada; carnivores; New Ecological Paradigm; ecological attitudes; environmental attitudes; Social Ecological Relational Values; carnivore attitudes; conservation management; conservation policy; conservation; environmental science

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  • Leveridge, M. C. (2019). Evaluating attitudes towards large carnivores within the Great Bear Rainforest [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1556726212319148

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Leveridge, Max. Evaluating attitudes towards large carnivores within the Great Bear Rainforest. 2019. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1556726212319148.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Leveridge, Max. "Evaluating attitudes towards large carnivores within the Great Bear Rainforest." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1556726212319148

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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