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View article: Correction to: Determining puma habitat suitability in the Eastern USA
Correction to: Determining puma habitat suitability in the Eastern USA Open
View article: Determining puma habitat suitability in the Eastern USA
Determining puma habitat suitability in the Eastern USA Open
Pumas ( Puma concolor ) were eliminated from most of the eastern USA a century ago. In the past couple of decades, their recovery in the West has increased puma dispersal into the Midwest, with some individuals even traveling to the East C…
View article: Reenvisioning the university education needs of wildlife conservation professionals in the United States
Reenvisioning the university education needs of wildlife conservation professionals in the United States Open
The future viability of wildlife conservation in the United States hinges on the field's ability to adapt to changing social–ecological conditions including shifting societal values and mounting pressures to engage a greater diversity of v…
View article: Technocracy in a time of changing values: Wildlife conservation and the “relevancy” of governance reform
Technocracy in a time of changing values: Wildlife conservation and the “relevancy” of governance reform Open
Calls for organizational change have pervaded wildlife conservation in recent decades, driven by a shift in values that is reshaping the social landscape of wildlife management. As this process unfolds, wildlife agencies in North America s…
View article: State fish and wildlife agency culture: Access points to leverage major change
State fish and wildlife agency culture: Access points to leverage major change Open
Amid a time of unprecedented social‐ecological change, professionals within and outside of the US wildlife conservation community have called for transformation of existing processes and structures to ensure that the benefits of wildlife c…
View article: Introduction to special section on wildlife agency organizational change: Embracing the challenge of adaptive wildlife conservation in the United States
Introduction to special section on wildlife agency organizational change: Embracing the challenge of adaptive wildlife conservation in the United States Open
The world is presently in a remarkable period of turmoil, both socially and ecologically. What once seemed predictable and certain is now questionable. Dramatic forces of change threaten stability and well-being. Zoonotic disease, climate …
View article: Building a systems framework to facilitate adaptive organizational change in state fish and wildlife agencies
Building a systems framework to facilitate adaptive organizational change in state fish and wildlife agencies Open
State fish and wildlife agencies in the United States are confronted with the realities of a rapidly changing society. With declines in historical sources of revenue and the growth of diverse voices with values that differ from those empha…
View article: Integrating social science into conservation planning
Integrating social science into conservation planning Open
View article: Issue Information
Issue Information Open
Dispatches • High-tech gear an increasing threat to fish • Polar vortex may tilt toward Eurasia next century • Biden administration to reverse Trump-era ESA rules • More Grauer's gorillas than known • Improving the resilience of Africa's d…
View article: Bringing social values to wildlife conservation decisions
Bringing social values to wildlife conservation decisions Open
Humans regularly exert a powerful influence on the survival and persistence of species, yet social‐science information is used only sporadically in conservation decisions. Using data obtained from a survey of 46,894 US residents, we develo…
View article: Publisher Correction: Social value shift in favour of biodiversity conservation in the United States
Publisher Correction: Social value shift in favour of biodiversity conservation in the United States Open
View article: Looking Forward, Not Backward in Considering the Needs for Social Science in Wildlife Management
Looking Forward, Not Backward in Considering the Needs for Social Science in Wildlife Management Open
View article: The changing sociocultural context of wildlife conservation
The changing sociocultural context of wildlife conservation Open
We introduced a multilevel model of value shift to describe the changing social context of wildlife conservation. Our model depicts how cultural‐level processes driven by modernization (e.g., increased wealth, education, and urbanization) …
View article: For US Wildlife Management, Social Science Needed Now More Than Ever
For US Wildlife Management, Social Science Needed Now More Than Ever Open
View article: Governing the recreational dimension of global fisheries
Governing the recreational dimension of global fisheries Open
Fisheries provide food. In industrialized nations, the overwhelming portion of seafood comes from a small number of commercial fishers and increasingly aquaculture (1). Fisheries also contribute to leisure and recreation. In developed nati…
View article: Revisiting the challenge of intentional value shift: reply to Ives and Fischer
Revisiting the challenge of intentional value shift: reply to Ives and Fischer Open
Article impact statement : Conservation values are unlikely to change through intentional efforts.
View article: Values, trust, and cultural backlash in conservation governance: The case of wildlife management in the United States
Values, trust, and cultural backlash in conservation governance: The case of wildlife management in the United States Open
The global rise of populism is having a profound effect on policies across many issues. We explore the potential effects on wildlife conservation using the western United States as a case study. Global populist trends have been explained t…
View article: Modernization, Risk, and Conservation of the World's Largest Carnivores
Modernization, Risk, and Conservation of the World's Largest Carnivores Open
Large carnivores are threatened worldwide by a variety of human-driven factors, including persecution, which regularly results when they come into conflict with people. Although human activities are almost universally viewed as negatively …
View article: Issue Information ‐ TOC
Issue Information ‐ TOC Open
View article: Why social values cannot be changed for the sake of conservation
Why social values cannot be changed for the sake of conservation Open
The hope for creating widespread change in social values has endured among conservation professionals since early calls by Aldo Leopold for a “land ethic.” However, there has been little serious attention in conservation to the fields of i…