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From overlooking to concealed: predator avoidance in an apex carnivore
December 31, 2020
Many prey species select bed sites that reduce the risk of being caught off guard. We investigated bed sites used by an apex predator (gray wolf, Canis lupus) before and after individuals were approached by humans (N048 trials). On 9 … read more
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged Human activity, Landscape of fear, predation risk

How do YouTube videos impact tolerance of wolves?
December 31, 2020
The internet serves as a dominant source of information and may shape tolerance of wildlife species. Our experimental study examined how respondents’ tolerance for wolves (i.e., attitudes, acceptance, and behavior) changed after viewing wolf related YouTube videos. Respondents were randomly … read more
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged acceptance, attitudes, behavior, Canis lupus, tolerance, wolves

Minnesotans’ Attitudes Toward Wolves and Wolf Management
July 6, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the University of Minnesota through the Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, conducted a survey of Minnesota residents to support the 2020 update to the Minnesota Wolf Management Plan.
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged advocate, Deer, Environmentalist, Farmer, Hunter, hunting, management, minnesota, moose, report, values, wildlife, Wolf, wolves

Myths and assumptions about human-wildlife conflict and coexistence
July 6, 2020
Recent extinctions often resulted from humans retaliating against wildlife that threatened people’s interests or were perceived to threaten current or future interests. Today’s subfield of human-wildlife conflict and coexistence (HWCC) grew out of an original anthropocentric concern with such real … read more
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged animal damage, bias, biodiversity conservation, implicit value judgments, interventions, planning, policy

Social Media and Large Carnivores: Sharing Biased News on Attacks on Humans
April 29, 2020
The Internet and social media have profoundly changed the way the public receives and transmits news. The ability of the web to quickly disperse information both geographically and temporally allows social media to reach a much wider audience compared to … read more
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America Must Protect the Wolf to Save Our Soul
January 29, 2020
In America today, a rabid lupophobia is haunting the backcountry. In May 2011 the Obama administration lifted endangered species protection for the grey wolf in the Great Lakes and northern Rockies. The parochial assassins of the innocent in medieval fashion … read more
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged america, protect