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Human–Wildlife Conflict Attitudes Scale
Dickman · 2010
Overview
Measures attitudes toward human–wildlife conflict situations, including tolerance for wildlife damage, support for lethal versus non-lethal management, and willingness to coexist with wildlife near human settlements. Particularly relevant for large carnivore and crop-raiding species conservation.
Measure Details
Number of Items16 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Dickman
Year Published2010
Internal Reliabilityα = .80
DomainWildlife Values
Citation
Dickman, A. J. (2010). Complexities of conflict: The importance of considering social factors for effectively resolving human–wildlife conflict. Animal Conservation, 13(5), 458–466.
Keywords
human-wildlife conflicttolerancecoexistencelethal managementcarnivorescrop raiding
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At a Glance
Items16
Year2010
Reliabilityα = .80