Human dimensions

Resources in this section explore the role of social science in understanding human-wildlife conflicts and conservation outcomes. They focus on people’s attitudes, beliefs, values, norms, and tolerance toward wildlife, emphasising how these social factors influence behaviour and decision-making. By integrating psychological, sociological, and cultural insights, this approach informs conflict mitigation, participatory management, and socially informed conservation strategies.
Key Papers
Agnihotri, S., C. Madegowda, and A. Si. 2021. Tiger becomes termite hill: Soliga/Solega perceptions of wildlife interactions and ecological change. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2. Download
Álvarez, H. G., and G. Zapata-Ríos. 2021. Do social factors influence perceptions of the jaguar Panthera onca in Ecuador? Oryx:1-8. Download
Ashepet, M-G., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Redpath, S., Pooley, S. and Huge, J. 2023. The state and perceptions of human-crocodile interactions around Murchison Falls Conservation Area, Uganda. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 29(2): 194-209. External resource
Baker, L. R., I. A. Radda, V. N. Teneke, E. Kadala, R. X. Sturdivant, and G. A. Madwatte. 2022. Factors influencing acceptance of hippopotamus at a large reservoir in Nigeria. Conservation 2:662-681. Download
Basak, S. M., E. Rostovskaya, J. Birks, and I. A. Wierzbowska. 2023. Perceptions and attitudes to understand human-wildlife conflict in an urban landscape – a systematic review. Ecological Indicators 151:110319. Download
Beall, J. M., L. D. Pharr, R. von Furstenberg, A. Barber, W. R. Casola, A. Vaughn, M. N. Peterson, and L. R. Larson. 2022. The influence of YouTube videos on human tolerance of sharks. Animal Conservation. Download
Bennett, N. J., R. Roth, S. C. Klain, K. Chan, P. Christie, D. A. Clark, G. Cullman, D. Curran, T. J. Durbin, G. Epstein, A. Greenberg, M. P. Nelson, J. Sandlos, R. Stedman, T. L. Teel, R. Thomas, D. Veríssimo, and C. Wyborn. 2017. Conservation social science: understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation. Biological Conservation 205:93-108. Download
Blossey, B., and D. Hare. 2022. Myths, wishful thinking, and accountability in predator conservation and management in the United States. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3. Download
Börger, T., K. Mmonwa, and D. Campbell. 2023. Hazardous human–wildlife encounters, risk attitudes, and the value of shark nets for coastal recreation. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Download
Boso, À., B. Álvarez, B. Pérez, J. C. Imio, A. Altamirano, and F. Lisón. Understanding human attitudes towards bats and the role of information and aesthetics to boost a positive response as a conservation tool. Animal Conservation. External resource
Bracken, A. M., C. Christensen, M. J. O’Riain, G. Fehlmann, M. D. Holton, P. W. Hopkins, I. Fürtbauer, and A. J. King. 2021. Socioecology explains individual variation in urban space use in response to management in Cape chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). International Journal of Primatology. Download
Bruskotter, J. T., A. Singh, D. C. Fulton, and K. Slagle. 2015. Assessing tolerance for wildlife: clarifying relations between concepts and measures. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 20:255-270. External resource
Bruskotter, J. T., and R. S. Wilson. 2014. Determining where the wild things will be: using psychological theory to find tolerance for large carnivores. Conservation Letters 7:158-165. Download
Caiza-Villegas, A., F. Ginn, and B. van Hoven. 2023. Learning to live with synanthropic bats: practices of tolerance and care in domestic space. Social & Cultural Geography:1-19. Download
Carlisle, K. M., H. E. Ellis, L. M. Jaebker, and A. D. Bright. 2022. Producers’ perceptions of large carnivores and nonlethal methods to protect livestock from depredation: findings from a multistate federal initiative. Human Dimensions of Wildlife:1-4. External resource
Carlson, S. C., A. M. Dietsch, K. M. Slagle, and J. T. Bruskotter. 2022. Effect of semantics in the study of tolerance for wolves. Conservation Biology. External resource
Carter, N. H., S. J. Riley, and J. Liu. 2012. Utility of a psychological framework for carnivore conservation. Oryx 46:525-535. External resource
Casselberry, G. A., E. M. Markowitz, K. Alves, J. Dello Russo, G. B. Skomal, and A. J. Danylchuk. 2022. When fishing bites: understanding angler responses to shark depredation. Fisheries Research 246:106174. External resource
Cavalier, R., E. N. Pratt, C. Serenari, and E. C. Rubino. 2021. Human dimensions of crocodilians: a review of the drivers of coexistence. Human Dimensions of Wildlife:1-17. External resource
Corcoran, W., and B. Fisher. 2021. Life with big cats: local perceptions of big cat species. Animal Conservation. External resource
Cummings, A. R. 2021. An exploratory analysis of stakeholders and their influence on human–jaguar conflict in Guyana. Human Dimensions of Wildlife:1-9. External resource
Davis, K. J., J. Alfaro-Shigueto, W. N. S. Arlidge, M. Burton, J. C. Mangel, M. Mills, E. J. Milner-Gulland, J. Palma-Duque, C. Romero-de-Diego, and S. Gelcich. 2021. Local disconnects in global discourses—The unintended consequences of marine mammal protection on small-scale fishers. Conservation Letters n/a:e12835. Download
Dickman, A. J. 2010. Complexities of conflict: the importance of considering social factors for effectively resolving human-wildlife conflict. Animal Conservation 13:458-466. External resource
de Silva, S., K. Ruppert, J. Knox, E. O. Davis, U. S. Weerathunga, and J. A. Glikman. 2023. Experiences and emotional responses of farming communities living with Asian elephants in southern Sri Lanka. Trees, Forests and People:100441. Download
Delie, J., M. D. Needham, and K. Biedenweg. 2022. Modeling cognitive antecedents of tolerance for black bears: the roles of direct experience, knowledge, and risk perceptions. Human Dimensions of Wildlife:1-21. External resource
Delie, J., J. Edwards, and K. Biedenweg. 2022. Using psychometrics to characterize the cognitive antecedents of tolerance for black bears. Human Dimensions of Wildlife:1-18. External resource
Flores, C., G. Lichtenstein, and A. Schiavini. 2023. Human–wildlife conflicts in Patagonia: ranchers’ perceptions of guanaco Lama guanicoe abundance. Oryx:1-11. Download
Flykt, A., A. Eklund, J. Frank, and M. Johansson. 2022. “Landscape of stress” for sheep owners in the Swedish wolf region. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10. Download
Freeman, S., B. Lawhon, P. Newman, and B. Derrick Taff. 2021. Food storage on the Appalachian trail: a theory of planned behavior approach to understanding backpacker bear canister use. Journal of Interpretation Research 26:73-95. External resource
Gálvez, N., F. A. V. St. John, and Z. G. Davies. 2021. Drivers of predator killing by rural residents and recommendations for fostering coexistence in agricultural landscapes. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2. Download
Gigante, F. D., J. P. V. Santos, J. V. López-Bao, P. P. Olea, B. Verschuuren, and P. Mateo-Tomás. 2021. Farmers’ perceptions towards scavengers are influenced by implementation deficits of EU sanitary policies. Biological Conservation 259:109166. External resource
Giovos, I., A. Barash, M. Barone, C. Barría, D. Borme, C. Brigaudeau, A. Charitou, C. Brito, J. Currie, M. Dornhege, L. Endrizzi, K. Forsberg, A. Jung, P. Kleitou, A. MacDiarmid, D. K. Moutopoulos, S. Nakagun, J. Neves, F. L. D. Nunes, D. Schröder, R. H. Thurstan, M. Tull, S. Tuncer, and C. Mazzoldi. 2021. Understanding the public attitude towards sharks for improving their conservation. Marine Policy 134:104811. External resource
Gomez, J., N. van Vliet, and N. Canales. 2022. The values of wildlife revisited. Ecology and Society 27. Download
Hahn, N. R., J. Wall, K. Denninger-Snyder, M. Goss, W. Sairowua, N. Mbise, A. B. Estes, S. Ndambuki, E. E. Mjingo, I. Douglas-Hamiliton, and G. Wittemyer. 2021. Risk perception and tolerance shape variation in agricultural use for a transboundary elephant population. Journal of Animal Ecology. External resource
Haidt, A., R. Gawryś, and M. Szewczyk. 2021. Human decision-making as a key factor in the risk of wolf–dog interactions during outdoor activities. Animals 11:2497. Download
Heberlein, T. A. 2012. Navigating environmental attitudes. Conservation Biology 26:583-585. Download
Heisel, S. E., E. King, F. Lekanta, F. Lemoile, C. Ryan, I. Lemerketo, S. Sundaresan, E. Malsbury, and B. Bruyere. 2021. Assessing ecological knowledge, perceived agency, and motivations regarding wildlife and wildlife conservation in Samburu, Kenya. Biological Conservation 262:109305. External resource
Herrero, J., A. García-Serrano, R. Reiné, V. Ferrer, R. Azón, J. V. López-Bao, and G. Palomero. 2021. Challenges for recovery of large carnivores in humanized countries: attitudes and knowledge of sheep farmers towards brown bear in Western Pyrenees, Spain. European Journal of Wildlife Research 67:105. Download
Hoel, K., A. Chin, and J. Lau. 2022. Clashing conservation values: the social complexities of shark depredation. Biological Conservation 272:109658. External resource
Hodgson, I. D., A. Fischer, S. M. Redpath, and J. C. Young. 2022. Fight or flight? Understanding different stakeholder responses to conservation conflicts. Society & Natural Resources:1-18. Download
Htay, T., T. H. Ringsby, E. Røskaft, and P. S. Ranke. 2022. Promoting bird conservation in wetland-associated landscapes: factors influencing avian crop damage and farmers’ attitudes. Global Ecology and Conservation 38:e02212. Download
Inskip, C., N. Carter, S. Riley, T. Roberts, and D. MacMillan. 2016. Toward human-carnivore coexistence: understanding tolerance for tigers in Bangladesh. Plos One 11:20. Download
Iwane, M. A., K. M. Leong, M. Vaughan, and K. L. L. Oleson. 2021. When a shark is more than a shark: a sociopolitical problem-solving approach to fisher-shark interactions. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2. Download
Jacobsen, K. S., and J. D. C. Linnell. 2016. Perceptions of environmental justice and the conflict surrounding large carnivore management in Norway - implications for conflict management. Biological Conservation 203:197-206. External resource
Jain, V., and K. K. Karanth. 2023. Living alongside otters: examining human-otter interactions and attitudes towards otters in Central India for conservation in shared landscapes. Biodiversity and Conservation. External resource
Jürgens, U. M., M. Grinko, A. Szameitat, L. Hieber, R. Fischbach, and M. Hunziker. 2023. Managing wolves is managing narratives: views of wolves and nature shape people’s proposals for navigating human-wolf relations. Human Ecology. Download
Kansky, R., M. Kidd, and A. T. Knight. 2016. A wildlife tolerance model and case study for understanding human-wildlife conflicts. Biological Conservation 201:137-145. External resource
Kansky, R., M. Kidd, and A. T. Knight. 2016. A wildlife tolerance model and case study for understanding human-wildlife conflicts. Biological Conservation 201:137-145. External resource
Karanth, K. K., and S. Kudalkar. 2017. History, location, and species matter: insights for human–wildlife conflict mitigation from India. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 22:331-346. External resource
Kelly, S. J., J. S. Kelly, E. Gardner, J. Baker, C. Monk, and A. Julian. 2023. Improving attitudes towards adders (Vipera berus) and nature connectedness in primary-age group children. People and Nature. Download
Kettel, E. F., R. W. Yarnell, J. L. Quinn, and L. K. Gentle. 2021. Raptors, racing pigeons and perceptions of attacks. European Journal of Wildlife Research 67:73. Download
Kontsiotis, V. J., A. Rapti, and V. Liordos. 2022. Public attitudes towards venomous and non-venomous snakes. Science of The Total Environment:154918. External resource
Kuswanda, W., Hutapea, F.J., Setyawati, T. & Purwoko, A. 2024. Local community characteristics and potential conflicts around Asian tapir habitat in Batang Gadis National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Oryx; 58(4):448-450. External resources
Larsson, S., S. O. Larsson, J. Bennett, and A. Sjölander-Lindqvist. 2022. Contextualizing negative attitudes to wildlife and wildlife governance in the moral economy of Swedish farmers. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3. Download
Le Busque, B., P. Roetman, J. Dorrian, and C. Litchfield. 2021. Investigating attitudes toward sharks in Australia. Anthrozoos:1-12. External resource
LeFlore, E. G., Fuller, T. K., Tomeletso, M., Dimbindo, T. C., & Stein, A. B. 2020. Human dimensions of human–lion conflict: A pre- and post-assessment of a lion conservation programme in the Okavango Delta Botswana. Environmental Conservation, 47(3):182–189. External resource
Lecuyer, L., S. Calmé, B. Schmook, and R. M. White. 2022. Conservation conflict hotspots: mapping impacts, risk perception and tolerance for sustainable conservation management. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3. Download
Lehnen, L., U. Arbieu, K. Böhning-Gaese, S. Díaz, J. A. Glikman, and T. Mueller. 2022. Rethinking individual relationships with entities of nature. People and Nature. Download
Lin, H., P. Żebrowski, B. D. Fath, H. Liljenström, and E. Rovenskaya. 2021. Modelling stakeholder satisfaction for conflict resolution in wildlife management: a case of wolf population in Sweden. European Journal of Wildlife Research 67:61. Download
Lucas, C., J. Abell, S. Bremner-Harrison, and K. Whitehouse-Tedd. 2022. Stakeholder perceptions of success in human-carnivore coexistence interventions. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3. Download
Luetkemeier, R., R. Kraus, M. Mbidzo, M. Hauptfleisch, S. Liehr, and N. Blaum. 2023. A qualitative exploration of conflicts in human-wildlife interactions in Namibia's Kunene Region. Diversity 15:440. Download
Manfredo, M. J., J. T. Bruskotter, T. L. Teel, D. Fulton, S. H. Schwartz, R. Arlinghaus, S. Oishi, A. K. Uskul, K. Redford, S. Kitayama, and L. Sullivan. 2017. Why social values cannot be changed for the sake of conservation. Conservation Biology 31:772-780. Download
Manfredo, M. J., and A. A. Dayer. 2004. Concepts for exploring the social aspects of human–wildlife conflict in a global context. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 9:1-20. External resource
Manfredo, M. J., L. Sullivan, A. W. Don Carlos, A. M. Dietsch, T. L. Teel, A. D. Bright, and J. T. Bruskotter. 2018. America's wildlife values: the social context of wildlife management in the U.S., Colorado State University, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Fort Collins, CO. Download
Manfredo, M. J., R. E. Berl, T. L. Teel, and J. T. Bruskotter. 2021. Bringing social values to wildlife conservation decisions. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Download
Marchini, S., K. M. P. M. B. Ferraz, V. Foster, T. Reginato, A. Kotz, Y. Barros, A. Zimmermann, and D. W. Macdonald. 2021. Planning for human-wildlife coexistence: conceptual framework, workshop process, and a model for transdisciplinary collaboration. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2. Download
Martin, C. L., B. Curley, K. Wolfenden, M. Green, and N. A. Moltschaniwskyj. 2022. The social dimension to the New South Wales Shark Management Strategy, 2015–2020, Australia: lessons learned. Marine Policy 141:105079. Download
Montero Botey, M., M. Soliño, R. Perea, and M. Martínez-Jauregui. 2022. Let us give voice to local farmers: preferences for farm-based strategies to enhance human-elephant coexistence in Africa. Animals 12:1867. Download
Mosse, MN, Odadi, WO, Kubue, GW. 2024. Anthropogenic threats to crocodiles, and the level and sociodemographic determinants of their utilization in Lower River Tana Basin, Kenya. Tropical Conservation Science, 17. External resources
Matema, S., and J. A. Andersson. 2015. Why are lions killing us? Human–wildlife conflict and social discontent in Mbire District, northern Zimbabwe. The Journal of Modern African Studies 53:93-120. External resource
Mathiesen, K. E., M. Barmoen, K. M. Bærum, and M. Johansson. 2021. Trust in researchers and researchers' statements in large carnivore conservation. People and Nature. Download
Montero-Botey, M., M. Soliño, R. Perea, and M. Martínez-Jauregui. 2021. Exploring rangers' preferences for community-based strategies to improve human-elephant coexistence in African natural corridors. Animal Conservation. External resource
Nesbitt, H. K., A. L. Metcalf, A. A. Lubeck, E. C. Metcalf, C. Beckman, A. P. Smith, and T. M. Cummins. 2021. Collective factors reinforce individual contributions to human-wildlife coexistence. The Journal of Wildlife Management. External resource
Nettles, J. M., M. T. Brownlee, and D. Jachowski. 2021. American residents' knowledge of brown bear safety and appropriate human behavior. Ursus 32:1-16. External resource
Nyumba, T. O., E. Kimongo Nankini, and N. Leader-Williams. 2021. Measuring the conservation attitudes of local communities towards the African elephant Loxodonta africana, a flagship species in the Mara ecosystem. Plos One 16:e0253234. External resource
Ohrens, O., F. R. Tortato, R. Hoogesteijn, R. J. Sarno, H. Quigley, D. Goic, and L. M. Elbroch. 2021. Predator tourism improves tolerance for pumas, but may increase future conflict among ranchers in Chile. Biological Conservation 258:109150. External resource
Olson, E. R., J. Goethlich, and B. Goudos-Weisbecker. 2021. Attitudes towards a transient carnivore prior to recolonization. Wildlife Society Bulletin. External resource
Ostermann-Miyashita, E.-F., N. Pernat, H. J. König, K. Hemminger, N. Gandl, S. D. Bellingrath-Kimura, S. Hibler, and C. Kiffner. 2023. Attitudes of wildlife park visitors towards returning wildlife species: an analysis of patterns and correlates. Biological Conservation 278:109878. Download
Othman, N., M. A.-S. Mustapah, A. G. Quilter, and A. DeWan. 2022. Understanding barriers and benefits to adopting elephant coexistence practices in oil palm plantation landscapes in Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3. Download
Pahuja, M., and R. K. Sharma. 2021. Wild predators, livestock, and free ranging dogs: patterns of livestock mortality and attitudes of people toward predators in an urbanizing Trans-Himalayan landscape. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2. Download
Paolino, R.M., Testa-José, C., Fernandes-Santos, R.C., Landis, M.B., de Pinho & G.M. Medici, E.P. 2024. Poaching and hunting, conflicts, and health: human dimensions of wildlife conservation in the Brazilian Cerrado. Front. Conserv. Sci., 4. External resources
Parker, B. G., K. S. Jacobsen, J. A. Vucetich, A. J. Dickman, A. J. Loveridge, and D. W. Macdonald. 2022. Towards equitable conservation: social capital, fear and livestock loss shape perceived benefit from a protected area. Journal of Environmental Management 319:115676. Download
Pebsworth, P. A., and S. Radhakrishna. 2021. The costs and benefits of coexistence: what determines people's willingness to live near nonhuman primates? American Journal of Primatology 83:e23310. External resource
Perry, L. R., T. P. Moorhouse, K. Jacobsen, A. J. Loveridge, and D. W. Macdonald. 2022. More than a feeling: cognitive beliefs and positive—but not negative—affect predict overall attitudes toward predators. Conservation Science and Practice n/a:e584. Download
Peterson, M. N., J. L. Birckhead, K. Leong, M. J. Peterson, and T. R. Peterson. 2010. Rearticulating the myth of human-wildlife conflict. Conservation Letters 3:74-82. Download
Piaopiao, T., K. Ramesh Suryawanshi, X. Lingyun, C. Mishra, L. Zhi, and J. Shanti Alexander. 2022. Factors shaping the tolerance of local Tibetan herders toward snow leopards. Journal for Nature Conservation:126305. External resource
Pierre, M. A., K. S. Jacobsen, M. T. Hallett, A.-E. M. Harris, A. Melville, H. Barnabus, and C. Sillero-Zubiri. 2023. Drivers of human–black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) conflict in Indigenous communities in the North Rupununi wetlands, southwestern Guyana. Conservation Science and Practice 5:e12848. Download
Plotnik, J. M., and S. L. Jacobson. 2022. A “thinking animal” in conflict: studying wild elephant cognition in the shadow of anthropogenic change. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 46:101148. External resource
Pooley, S. 2022. The challenge of compassion in predator conservation. Frontiers in Psychology 13. Download
Preece, N. 2023. Spectacled Flying-fox conflicts—tucker, totem, taunt and threat. Integrative Conservation. Download
Ramos, K. L., R. Machado, C. Zapelini, L. C. de Castilho, and A. Schiavetti. 2023. Knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions of gillnet fishermen towards the South American sea lion in two marine protected areas in southern Brazil. Ocean & Coastal Management 242:106673. External resource
Ryan, L. A., D. J. Slip, L. Chapuis, S. P. Collin, E. Gennari, J. M. Hemmi, M. J. How, C. Huveneers, V. M. Peddemors, L. Tosetto, and N. S. Hart. 2021. A shark's eye view: testing the 'mistaken identity theory' behind shark bites on humans. Journal of The Royal Society Interface 18:20210533. External resource
Sandbrook, C., W. M. Adams, B. Büscher, and B. Vira. 2013. Social research and biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology 27:1487-1490. External resource
Sandoval-Hernández, I., A. Duran-Apuy, and J. Quirós-Valerio. 2017. Activities that may influence the risk of crocodile (Crocodylus acutus: Reptilia: Crocodilidae) attack to humans in the Tempisque River area, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. UNICIENCIA 31:13-22. Download
Sargent, R., O. S. Rakotonarivo, S. P. Rushton, B. Cascio, A. Grau, A. R. Bell, N. Bunnefeld, A. Dickman, and M. Pfeifer. 2022. An experimental game to examine pastoralists' preferences for human–lion coexistence strategies. People and Nature. Download
Schroeder, S. A., A. C. Landon, D. C. Fulton, and L. E. McInenly. 2021. Social identity, values, and trust in government: How stakeholder group, ideology, and wildlife value orientations relate to trust in a state agency for wildlife management. Biological Conservation 261:109285. External resource
Serenari C, Othman N binti, Yadav K, Rubino E, Goossens B. 2025. Investigating Blame for Human-Wildlife Conflict: Reason Conditions for Human-Elephant Conflict in Borneo. Tropical Conservation Science, 18. External resource
Shahi, K., S. Aryal, R. K. Blon, and G. Khanal. 2023. Examining livestock depredation and the determinants of people's attitudes towards snow leopards in the Himalayas of Nepal. Oryx:1-8. Download
Sheridan, K., M. Justin O’Riain, and M. D. Needham. 2021. Recreationist perceptions of lethal and non-lethal management of sharks in two of South Africa’s marine areas. Marine Policy 132:104633. External resource
Siemer, W. F., T. B. Lauber, R. C. Stedman, J. E. Hurst, C. C. Sun, A. K. Fuller, N. A. Hollingshead, J. L. Belant, and K. F. Kellner. 2023. Perception and trust influence acceptance for black bears more than bear density or conflicts. Frontiers in Conservation Science 4. Download
Simakani, A., Mashapa, C., Muboko, N., Mutanga, C. N., & Gandiwa, E. 2023. Trends and local perceptions of human-crocodile conflicts in Kariba town, northern Zimbabwe. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 29(4), 432–440. External resources
Simmons, P., M. Mehmet, B. Curley, N. Ivory, K. Callaghan, K. Wolfenden, and G. Xie. 2021. A scenario study of the acceptability to ocean users of more and less invasive management after shark-human interactions. Marine Policy 129:104558. External resource
Slagle, K. M., R. S. Wilson, and J. T. Bruskotter. 2022. Tolerance for wolves in the United States. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10. Download
Soga, M., and K. J. Gaston. 2022. The dark side of nature experience: typology, dynamics and implications of negative sensory interactions with nature. People and Nature. Download
Soga, M., and K. J. Gaston. 2021. Towards a unified understanding of human–nature interactions. Nature Sustainability. External resource
Straka, T. M., J. Coleman, E. A. Macdonald, and T. Kingston. 2021. Human dimensions of bat conservation – 10 recommendations to improve and diversify studies of human-bat interactions. Biological Conservation 262:109304. External resource
Teel, T. L., M. Adams, A. W. Don Carlos, M. A. Bonnell, and S. W. Breck. 2022. A mixed-methods social psychology application evaluating the role of citizen science in mitigating human-wildlife conflict. Society & Animals:1-24. Download
Thinley, P., R. Rajaratnam, L. Norbu, L. Dorji, J. Tenzin, C. Namgyal, C. Yangzom, T. Wangchuk, S. Wangdi, T. Dendup, S. Tashi, and C. Wangmo. 2021. Understanding human–canid conflict and coexistence: socioeconomic correlates underlying local attitude and support toward the Endangered dhole (Cuon alpinus) in Bhutan. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2. Download
Thomsen, J. M., E. C. Metcalf, K. Coe, and A. R. Ocañas. 2022. Thru-hikers’ attitudes about potential management actions for interactions with grizzly bears along the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 39:100557. External resource
Toncheva, S., and R. Fletcher. 2021. Knowing bears: an ethnographic study of knowledge and agency in human–bear cohabitation. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. External resource
Torrents-Ticó, M., F. Broekhuis, D. Burgas, M. Cabeza, E. Miliko, T. T. Komoi, and Á. Fernández-Llamazares. 2023. Using the centre-periphery framework to explore human-carnivore relations. Biological Conservation 283:110125. Download
Treves, A., and J. Bruskotter. 2014. Tolerance for predatory wildlife. Science 344:476. External resource
Uduman, A., S. Hagerman, E. Kroc, A. Watson, A. Kittle, and A. C. Burton. 2021. Attitudes towards the Sri Lankan leopard Panthera pardus kotiya in two rural communities. Oryx:1-9. Download
Usman, M. F., S. Le Bel, P. Grimaud, and M. Reinhardt Nielsen. 2023. Evaluating the determinants of wildlife tolerance in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area in Zimbabwe. Journal for Nature Conservation:126466. Download
Uyeda, L. T., Ardiantiono, E. Iskandar, A. J. Wirsing, and R. C. Kyes. 2022. Snakebite envenomation, attitudes, and behavior toward snakes in Banten, Indonesia. Animals 12:2051. Download
van Dooren, T., C. J. Price, P. B. Banks, O. Berger-Tal, M. Chrulew, J. Johnson, G. Lajeunesse, K. E. Lynch, C. McArthur, F. C. G. Parker, M. Oakey, B. J. Pitcher, C. C. St. Clair, G. Ward-Fear, S. Widin, B. B. M. Wong, and D. T. Blumstein. 2023. The ethics of intervening in animal behaviour for conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 38:822-830. Download
Vaske, J., S. Pallazza, C. A. Miller, and B. Williams. 2021. Attitudes, emotions, and acceptance of wolf management in Illinois. Human Dimensions of Wildlife:1-12. External resource
Vasudeva, V., P. Ramasamy, R. S. Pal, G. Behera, P. R. Karat, and R. Krishnamurthy. 2021. Factors influencing people's response toward tiger translocation in Satkosia Tiger Reserve, eastern India. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2. Download
Vaughn, A. K., L. R. Larson, M. N. Peterson, and L. B. Pacifici. 2022. Factors associated with human tolerance of snakes in the southeastern United States. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3. Download
Vikas, M., V. Athreya, and S. Limaye. 2022. Changing a leopard's spots or how people spot leopards? Managing human – leopard interactions in urban India. World Development Perspectives:100431. External resource
Vogel, S. M., A. C. Songhurst, G. McCulloch, and A. Stronza. 2022. Understanding farmers' reasons behind mitigation decisions is key in supporting their coexistence with wildlife. People and Nature. Download
Vucetich, J. A., D. Burnham, E. A. Macdonald, J. T. Bruskotter, S. Marchini, A. Zimmermann, and D. W. Macdonald. 2018. Just conservation: what is it and should we pursue it? Biological Conservation 221:23-33. Download
Waters, S. 2015. Crop-raiding Baird’s Tapir Provoke Diverse Reactions from Subsistence Farmers in Belize. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group Vol. 24/No. 33. Download
Yeshey, R. M. Ford, R. J. Keenan, and C. R. Nitschke. 2022. Subsistence farmers understanding of the effects of indirect impacts of human wildlife conflict on their psychosocial well-being in Bhutan. Sustainability 14:14050. Download
Zhou, X.-H., W. Zhang, D.-Y. Tang, Z. Miao, Q. Wang, and D. C. MacMillan. 2023. A quantitative analysis of public preferences for the wild boar management in urban and rural China. Global Ecology and Conservation 41:e02353. Download
Books and book chapters
Decker, D. J., S. J. Riley, and W. F. Siemer. 2012. Human dimensions of wildlife management. Johns Hopkins University Press. External resource
Dickman, A., S. Marchini, and M. Manfredo. 2013. The human dimension in addressing conflict with large carnivores. Pages 110-126 Key topics in conservation biology 2. John Wiley & Sons, Oxford. External resource
Manfredo, M. J. 2008. Who cares about wildlife?: Social science concepts for exploring human-wildlife relationships and conservation issues. Springer New York. External resource
Manfredo, M. J., J. J. Vaske, P. J. Brown, D. J. Decker, and E. A. Duke. 2009. Wildlife and society: the science of human dimensions. Island Press. External resource
Marchini, S. 2014. Who’s in conflict with whom? Human dimensions of the conflicts involving wildlife. Pages 189-209 in L. M. Verdade, M. C. Lyra-Jorge, and C. I. Piña, editors. Applied ecology and human dimensions in biological conservation. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg. External resource
Suryawanshi, K.R, Suresh, S., Young, J., Bhatia, S. and Mishra, C. (2024). Promoting coexistence through improved understanding of human perceptions, attitudes, and behavior toward snow leopards. Chapter 14 in Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes, Snow Leopards, 2nd ed., David Mallon and Tom McCarthy (eds.) (Cambridge MA: Academic Press), 149-156. External resource
