Public Perspectives and Media Coverage of Carnivore Management

Objectives:

1. Examine media coverage, stakeholder engagement, and public perspectives related to wolf reintroduction in Colorado.
2. Examine public perspectives on hunting of carnivores for different purposes (e.g., obtaining a trophy and human safety) and using different practices (e.g., using hounds or electronic calls in mountain lion hunting).
3. Examine what influences the public’s vote on carnivore conservation ballot initiatives.

Funder/Collaborators: Summerlee Foundation, Center for Human Carnivore Coexistence, CSU

Products:

• Read our report on how messaging impacts public perspectives on carnivore protection ballot initiatives: AHPC Report on Messaging about Carnivore Protection Initiatives
• Read our report on media coverage of conflict and solutions related to wolf reintroduction in Colorado here: AHPC Report on Media Coverage of Wolf Reintroduction
• Read our peer-reviewed manuscript, published in Conservation Science and Practice, tracking the impact of the stakeholder and public engagement process for wolf reintroduction in Colorado here: https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/csp2.70058
• Read our peer-reviewed manuscript on public perspectives on mountain lion and bear hunting, published in Conservation Science and Practice, here: Ghasemi et al, Conservation Science and Practice
• Read our report on what influenced over 300 voters’ decisions on a ballot initiative related to cat hunting and trapping here: AHPC Report on Voter Perspectives on Proposition 127