TY - GEN
T1 - Jaguar Critical Habitat Designation Causes Concern for Southwestern Ranchers
AU - Svancara, Colleen M.
AU - Lien, Aaron M.
AU - Vanasco, Wendy T.
AU - López-Hoffman, Laura
AU - Bonar, Scott A.
AU - Ruyle, George B.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research was funded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Society for Range Management.
PY - 2015/8/1
Y1 - 2015/8/1
N2 - On the Ground: The designation of jaguar critical habitat in April 2014 in southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico created concern for livestock ranchers in the region. We interviewed ranchers to understand their concerns with the jaguar critical habitat designation and their attitudes toward jaguars, wildlife conservation, and resource management in general. Ranchers we interviewed were concerned about direct impacts of designated critical habitat on ranching, as well as possible alternative agendas of critical habitat advocates and issues specific to the borderlands region. The ranchers were less concerned about the presence of jaguars but were more concerned about possible limiting effects of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), distrust of government entities, and litigious environmental groups. To maximize effectiveness, government agencies should work to foster trust in the ranching community, be cognizant of sensitive issues specific to the region that may challenge endangered species conservation goals, recognize the opportunity to work with ranchers for endangered species management, and provide outreach about implications of the ESA.
AB - On the Ground: The designation of jaguar critical habitat in April 2014 in southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico created concern for livestock ranchers in the region. We interviewed ranchers to understand their concerns with the jaguar critical habitat designation and their attitudes toward jaguars, wildlife conservation, and resource management in general. Ranchers we interviewed were concerned about direct impacts of designated critical habitat on ranching, as well as possible alternative agendas of critical habitat advocates and issues specific to the borderlands region. The ranchers were less concerned about the presence of jaguars but were more concerned about possible limiting effects of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), distrust of government entities, and litigious environmental groups. To maximize effectiveness, government agencies should work to foster trust in the ranching community, be cognizant of sensitive issues specific to the region that may challenge endangered species conservation goals, recognize the opportunity to work with ranchers for endangered species management, and provide outreach about implications of the ESA.
KW - Endangered Species Act
KW - attitudes
KW - concerns
KW - endangered species management
KW - human dimensions
KW - jaguar critical habitat
KW - key informant interview
KW - southwest
KW - wildlife conservation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rala.2015.05.003
DO - 10.1016/j.rala.2015.05.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84940649565
VL - 37
SP - 144
EP - 151
JO - Rangelands
JF - Rangelands
SN - 0190-0528
ER -