Landowners' wildlife value orientations, attitudes and behaviour in relation to game management practices

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Landowners' wildlife value orientations, attitudes and behaviour in relation to game management practices. / Gamborg, Christian; Lund, Jens Friis; Jensen, Frank Søndergaard.

In: European Journal of Wildlife Research, Vol. 65, No. 1, 9, 2019.

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Gamborg, C, Lund, JF & Jensen, FS 2019, 'Landowners' wildlife value orientations, attitudes and behaviour in relation to game management practices', European Journal of Wildlife Research, vol. 65, no. 1, 9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-018-1245-3

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Gamborg, C., Lund, J. F., & Jensen, F. S. (2019). Landowners' wildlife value orientations, attitudes and behaviour in relation to game management practices. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 65(1), [9]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-018-1245-3

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Gamborg C, Lund JF, Jensen FS. Landowners' wildlife value orientations, attitudes and behaviour in relation to game management practices. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 2019;65(1). 9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-018-1245-3

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Gamborg, Christian ; Lund, Jens Friis ; Jensen, Frank Søndergaard. / Landowners' wildlife value orientations, attitudes and behaviour in relation to game management practices. In: European Journal of Wildlife Research. 2019 ; Vol. 65, No. 1.

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abstract = "Landowners are shaping the landscape, sometimes through wildlife management for hunting purposes; however, no studies have looked at the connection between how landowners view wildlife (their wildlife value orientations—WVO) and, respectively, their attitudes to and stated game management practices potentially affecting the landscape. This study, using a nationally representative data set of landowners in Denmark, makes this connection. Using a utilitarian-pluralist-mutualist-distanced orientation scale, most Danish landowners (especially full-time farmers) were utilitarian followed by pluralist. Utilitarian and pluralist were generally more accepting of game management practices than mutualists and distanced landowners. Landscape- or nature-orientated game management practices were accepted by a clear majority of landowners regardless of WVOs (though utilitarian and pluralists were more positive). More narrow game-orientated management practices were significantly more acceptable for those with a utilitarian and mutualist orientation. In a management context, results are relevant when predicting changes in the rural landscape and the relation to developments in the composition of landowners, and in their WVO. Moreover, in relation to potential conflicts, the general public in Denmark has a higher proportion of mutualists and distanced than among landowners, and are likely to be less accepting of the narrow, game-orientated practices.",
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