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Patterns of Self-Reported Fear Towards Large Carnivores Among the Norwegian Public

Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 (Original item from 2001)
by Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
This analysis of self-reported fear of brown bears, wolves, lynx, and wolverines in Norway found that women expressed more fear of these species than men and expressed fear increased with age among both genders.
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HRC’s Free Research Primer Series

Submitted by Carol Glasser on Aug 24, 2010 | | | | | | |
When fellow animal advocates ask me questions about research on animal protection issues, I typically ask them if they have looked at our research primers. In response, I usually hear "Research what? Where?" I am guessing that many advocates, even those of you who follow our work, are not aware of the full wealth of free data we have available. Here I want to highlight HRC's research primers, since they are a free resource that can help all advocates better understand the issues on which they are working. So let me tell you a little about them.
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Study Finds No Frogs in Hundred Islands

Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 (Original item from 2010)
by Marine Environment and Resources Foundation Inc., Dutch government.
This study was conducted to respond to the "lack of information on the terrestrial wildlife resources” and to inventory and assess plant and animal species of the Hundred Islands National Park (Philippines). The study found no frogs in the region; throughout the study period, no frogs were caught, heard or seen on the islands.
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Declining Orangutan Encounter Rates from Wallace to Present Suggest the Species was Once More Abundant

Submitted on Aug 14, 2010 (Original item from 2010)
by People and Nature Consulting International, Australian National University, Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project, University of Zurich, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme, Zoological Museum Amsterdam, Oxford Brookes University, University of California Davis
A study of Bornean orangutan encounters with humans over the past 150 years suggests that the population of orangutans has declined over time. Potential explanations for the loss include habitat loss and degradation, hunting, and disease, all of which are examined in this paper.
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How Markets in Wildlife Meat and Parts, and the Sale of Hunting Privileges, Jeopardize Wildlife Conservation

Submitted on Aug 08, 2010 (Original item from 1988)
by University of Calgary
The market for wildlife meat and parts jeopardizes the North American system of wildlife conservation by undermining the three fundamental policies that underlie the most successful conservation systems, including the denial of economic value to dead wildlife, the allocation of surplus wildlife by law, and non-frivolous use of wildlife.
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Collaboration for Community-Based Wildlife Management

Submitted on Aug 04, 2010 (Original item from 2005)
by Cornell University, Wildlife Management Institute (CO), Wildife Program Div of Federal Aid
This research examines the challenges and opportunities of wildlife management at the community level, suggesting that collaborative activity between wildlife managers and community stakeholders can improve identification of human-wildlife interactions and promote a better understanding of wildlife-related effects on the community.
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Standards for Lethal Response to Problem Urban Wildlife

Submitted on Jul 25, 2010 (Original item from 1998)
by Colorado State University, Department of Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism (Colorado)
This paper presents the norms of public wildlife management and how they are affected by the animal species being managed, with beavers, coyotes, and mountain lions as specific examples. The paper states that the social acceptability of killing these animals has increased as the consequences of human-wildlife interactions has increased, although acceptability varies by species and situation.
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Tools for the Edge: What's New for Conserving Carnivores

Submitted on Jul 16, 2010 (Original item from 2006)
by University of Nebraska
This paper examines the biological, economic, social, and psychological effects of predator management and reviews alternative management methods that may be better able to conserve large carnivore species by reducing conflicts with humans. Identifying the most useful management techniques involves "optimizing the degree of intensive management relative to the biological importance of individual predators in the population."
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BLM Says Survey Confirms Horse Claims

Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 (Original item from 2010)
by Bureau of Land Management
A June 2010 survey of the wild horse population in the Western United States found about 4,217 horses in 13 horse management areas in parts of Nevada, California, and Oregon. This study was conducted following claims that the horse population was below the 900 horses that the Bureau of Land Management intended to leave after rounding up almost 2,000 wild horses from the Calico mountains.
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Entertainment, Education, and Captive Animals

Submitted by Carol Glasser on Jul 09, 2010 |
For many families, summer is a time for entertainment and family field trips. Many of the most popular theme parks and special events of the summer involve the use of animals for entertainment: county fairs have petting zoos; water parks have dolphin-shows; circuses entertain audiences by having large animals perform tricks; and zoos and aquariums leave animals in enclosures so that they can be observed by human visitors.
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