Tourist intentions to donate to non-lethal feral cat management at a potential natural World Heritage site in Japan

• Mameno, Kota

• Kubo, Takahiro

抄録

Feral cat management needs cooperation, including financial support, from a variety of stakeholders. We used a payment card approach to investigate the willingness of tourists to donate to non-lethal feral cat management at a potential natural World Heritage site on Amami Oshima Island in Japan. We found that more than 80% of tourists intended to donate funds to non-lethal feral cat management, and the mean willingness to donate was about USD $14 (1374.1 JPY). The rate of participation in the donation was higher than that found in previous studies, and the amount of intention to donate was large enough to support non-lethal cat management. Respondent income and attitudes toward lethal options affected intentions to donate. Those who valued the island farmland also had a higher intention to donate. Our findings provide useful information for the implementation of feral cat management strategies to conserve biodiversity while minimizing conflict.

収録刊行物

• Human Dimensions of Wildlife

  Human Dimensions of Wildlife 26 (2), 99-114, 2020-08-03

  Taylor & Francis

キーワード

• Amami Oshima Island
• financial commitment
• invasive alien species
• nonlethal management
• tourist support

詳細情報

• CRID: 1050285299903638912
• NII論文ID: 120006876300
• NII書誌ID: AA11780949
• ISSN: 1533158X
• ISSN: 10871209
• HANDLE: 2115/79029
• 本文言語コード: en
• 資料種別: journal article
• データソース種別:
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  • CiNii Articles