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AGRICULTURE-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture11040329
Keywords
gender; human-wildlife conflicts; perceptions; wildlife; wild pigs; wildlife management
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The study found differences between genders in perceptions of production and health risks regarding wild pigs, but no distinct differences in how they perceive the impact on natural resources, safety, and population management.
Substantial literature indicates that genders differ in terms of risk perception and values regarding wildlife management. Lack of equal stakeholder representation is also documented, which can also impact the effectiveness of human-wildlife conflict resolution interventions and education and outreach efforts. This paper investigates gender differences in perceptions about risks and potential adverse impacts on production, health, environment, safety, and population management posed by wild pigs. A survey was used to collect data from a random sample of adult residents (N = 1221) in Louisiana. We analyzed responses from 226 female and 832 male producers. We observed differences in how these groups perceive production risk and health risk. No distinct differences were found on how the two genders perceive wild pig impact on natural resources and safety. No difference is reported on how the two genders consider the management of the wild pig population.
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