How Social Identity can Influence Conservation
A few weeks ago, I summarized two of the most utilized theories in social psychology: social identity theory (SIT) (Tajfel & Turner, 1979) and self-categorization theory (SCT) (Turner, Hogg, Oakes,…
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Exploring Group Processes with the Social Identity Approach
As I continue to read about human-wildlife conflict, one of the themes that has emerged repeatedly is social identity (Hoon Song, 2000; Lute, Bump, & Gore, 2014; Marchini & Macdonald,…
Introduction to Social Psychology
Many of my future posts will draw from the field of social psychology. As such, a brief introduction to the subject is in order. My old social psychology textbook defines…
Are Human-Wildlife Conflicts Really Human-Human Conflicts?
Previously, I wrote about how conflict between people and jaguars is often more complicated than it may seem. While it may appear to be driven by predation on livestock, Marchini…
Human-Jaguar Conflict may be More Complex than it Seems
As mentioned before, one of the most significant threats to jaguars is human-wildlife conflict. This conflict is often described as being driven by the cats’ tendency to prey on livestock.…
African Lion
Check out this great post by Maymie Higgins. It is an excellent, short and to the point summary of the current state of lion conservation. African lions (Panthera leo) are…
The Historic Journey of the Jaguar
The modern jaguar (Panthera onca) is a resident of South, Central, and southern North America. But in order to get there, its ancestors had to traverse nearly the entire globe.…
Jaguar Quick Facts
I realize that while this is supposed to be a blog about jaguars, nearly all of my posts have either been about myself or other species. Therefore I have put…
The Jaguar 