Caplenor Carlotta A, Poudyal Neelam C, Muller Lisa I, Yoest Chuck
Department of Forestry, Wildlife, & Fisheries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States.
Department of Forestry, Wildlife, & Fisheries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States.
J Environ Manage. 2017 Oct 1;201:45-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.06.022. Epub 2017 Jun 20.
Wild hogs (Sus scrofa) are an invasive species with destructive habits, particularly rooting and wallowing, which can directly impact agricultural crops, pasture land, and water quality. Considering wild hogs are widely dispersed across the landscape, they are extremely difficult to control. Disagreements can arise among different stakeholders over whether and how their populations should be managed. The purpose of this article was to examine Tennessee, United States landowners' attitudes toward wild hogs, to compare acceptability of control methods, and to evaluate factors significantly influencing public support for regulations to control wild hogs. Logistic regression was employed to analyze data collected from a statewide survey of rural landowners in the fall of 2015. Landowners had overwhelmingly negative attitudes towards wild hogs, and were concerned about their impact on the natural environment and rural economy. Although landowners showed support for controlling wild hogs, levels of acceptability for management options varied. Respondents favored active management and supported education and incentive-based control programs to control wild hogs. Cognitive concepts such as social and personal norms and awareness of consequences, as well as demographic characteristics, significantly predicted landowners' support for state regulations to control wild hogs in Tennessee. Findings increase our understanding of the human dimensions of wild hog management and that of other similarly invasive animals, and may guide resource managers in designing effective and socially acceptable management strategies to control wild hog populations in Tennessee and elsewhere.
野猪（Sus scrofa）是一种具有破坏习性的入侵物种，尤其是拱地和打滚，这会直接影响农作物、牧场和水质。鉴于野猪广泛分布于整个区域，它们极难控制。不同利益相关者之间可能会在是否以及如何管理野猪种群的问题上产生分歧。本文的目的是研究美国田纳西州土地所有者对野猪的态度，比较控制方法的可接受性，并评估显著影响公众对控制野猪法规支持度的因素。采用逻辑回归分析2015年秋季从全州农村土地所有者调查中收集的数据。土地所有者对野猪持压倒性的负面态度，并担心它们对自然环境和农村经济的影响。尽管土地所有者表示支持控制野猪，但对管理方案的可接受程度各不相同。受访者赞成积极管理，并支持以教育和激励为基础的控制计划来控制野猪。社会和个人规范以及后果意识等认知概念，以及人口特征，显著预测了田纳西州土地所有者对该州控制野猪法规的支持度。研究结果增进了我们对野猪管理以及其他类似入侵动物的人类因素的理解，并可能指导资源管理者制定有效且社会可接受的管理策略，以控制田纳西州及其他地区的野猪种群。
