Attitudes via Behaviors Part 1: Why Doing is Believing
It is commonly assumed that our behaviors follow from our attitudes, and under certain conditions this is true. But it is equally accurate to say that our attitudes can result…
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Do Attitudes Predict Behaviors?
I have come across many studies that assessed participants’ attitudes towards big cats (Hazzah, 2006; Porfirio, Sarmento, Leal, & Fonseca, 2016; Zimmermann, Walpole, & Leader-Williams, 2005). The assumption seems to…
Can Livestock Guarding Dogs Save Big Cats?
Dogs have been used to protect livestock for centuries. But as large predators have been eradicated throughout much of the world, the popularity of livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) also declined…
Protecting People and Tigers in the Bangladesh Sundarbans
Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a serious problem for many large carnivores (Dickman, Marchini, & Manfredo, 2013). It usually takes the form of predation on livestock; and killings of predators that…
Connecting the Dots for Tigers: The Importance of Landscape Connectivity
I previously said that poaching for the Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM) trade is the most immediate threat to wild tigers. But there is another issue that could lead to Panthera…
The Tiger: The Most Magnificent Cat of All
While all wild felids are extraordinary creatures, there is one that stands above them all (literally). It is beautiful and terrifying, powerful and threatened: the tiger (Panthera tigris). This post…
Using Social Identity Research to Enhance Conservation Outcomes
Previously on The Jaguar, I introduced the social identity approach and highlighted research that connected it to environmental stewardship. This post will offer suggestions on how to use social identity-related…
Can we Mitigate Human-Leopard Conflict in the Gallies Forests of Pakistan?
By guest author Muhammad Awais Human-leopard conflict is a challenge for the people living near leopard habitat and for the agencies charged with the conservation of the species. Relevant agencies,…
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