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Prioritizing community behaviors to improve wild dog management in peri-urban areas

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Please, P. M., Hine, D. W., Skoien, P., Phillips, K. L. and Jamieson, I. (2017) Prioritizing community behaviors to improve wild dog management in peri-urban areas. Human Dimensions of Wildlife . pp. 1-15. ISSN 1087-1209

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2017.1385877

Abstract

Wild dogs contribute to a range of negative impacts in Australian peri-urban regions. We identified and prioritized 13 behaviors that peri-urban residents could engage in to reduce the impacts of wild dogs in their communities. Key-informant interviews and stakeholder focus groups were used to develop a list of wild dog-management behaviors. On-line surveys with wild dog experts (n = 10) and peri-urban residents (n = 302) were used to create a Behavior Prioritization Matrix (BPM), which ranked the behaviors in terms of projected impact, based on: (a) expert estimates of effectiveness, (b) current adoption levels (penetration), and (c) likelihood of future adoption. BPM analysis indicated that increasing community reporting of wild dogs and their impacts would produce the greatest overall benefits for wild dog management. Behaviors rated as highly effective by experts (e.g., baiting and trapping) had low projected impact given that they were unlikely to be adopted by most residents.

Item Type:Article
Business groups:Biosecurity Queensland
Subjects:Science > Invasive Species > Animals > Animal control and ecology
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Agriculture and the environment
Animal culture > Small animal culture
Live Archive:17 Jan 2018 00:53
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:51

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