Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/28061
Title: Wild dog management in Australia: An interactional approach to case studies of community-led action
Contributor(s): Howard, Tanya M  (author)orcid ; Thompson, Lyndal J (author); Frumento, Paloma (author); Alter, Theodore  (author)
Publication Date: 2018
Early Online Version: 2017-12-15
DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2017.1414337
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/28061
Abstract: Wild dogs are a widespread, established pest in Australia and have economic, environmental, and social impacts. Best practice management recommends coordinated community-led action as a key strategy to reduce this vertebrate pest. This research increased understanding of how citizens organize to collectively manage wild dogs in three case studies from Australia, with attention to the interaction of cultural, structural, and interactional domains of group action. Information asymmetry and changing demographic profiles emerge as challenges to effective group development. Visible community leaders and strong group identity are important, as is peer recognition of community efforts to develop collective action norms. This article complements and extends existing quantitative data sets with qualitative analysis and contextual understanding, while also reflecting on the implications of collective action for wild dog management more broadly. This research is relevant for those concerned with community action and complex issues of vertebrate pest management.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 23(3), p. 242-256
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1533-158X
1087-1209
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070199 Agriculture, Land and Farm Management not elsewhere classified
160804 Rural Sociology
160403 Social and Cultural Geography
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 441003 Rural sociology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 960799 Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards not elsewhere classified
960403 Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 180602 Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Appears in Collections:Journal Article
School of Environmental and Rural Science
School of Law
UNE Business School

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