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Public Support for Sustainable Commercial Harvesting of Wildlife: An Australian Case Study

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Tisdell, Clem
Wilson, Clevo
Swarna Nantha, Hemanath

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This paper surveys a sample of 204 members of the Australian public to determine their attitude to the sustainable commercial harvesting of wildlife generally, and considers their specific support for the sustainable commercial harvesting of each of 24 Australian native species. The general attitude of the sample to wildlife harvesting is related to their attitude to nature conservation. The relationship between respondents’ support for the sustainable commercial harvesting of each of the species and their degree of endangerment based on IUCN Red List rankings is established and found to be an inverse one. Support for the commercial sustainable use of each of the species is compared with the willingness of respondents to pay for their conservation. Support for sustainable commercial harvesting of species is found to be inversely related to the willingness of respondents to pay is for a particular species’ conservation. In turn, this willingness to pay is found to rise with the degree of endangerment of species. While the likeability of a species has some influence on whether there is support or not for its commercial harvesting, it does not seem to be the predominant influence— the degree of endangerment of a species appears to be the major influence here. Even so, this does not imply majority support for the harvest of all species that are not threatened; rather, majority support for harvest was observed only for some species known to be abundant. None of the species that appear in the Red List have majority support for harvesting. Implications are outlined of the results for the policy of promoting wildlife conservation by means of sustainable use.

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Paper provided by University of Queensland, School of Economics in its series Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers with number 51418.

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Keywords: Australian wildlife species; conservation policy; commercial harvesting; economic incentives; endangerment; public attitudes; sustainable use; trade.; Environmental Economics and Policy;

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  1. Clevo Wilson, 2003. "Empirical Evidence Showing The Relationships Between Three Approaches for Pollution Control," Environmental & Resource Economics, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 24(1), pages 97-101, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Tisdell, Clem & Wilson, Clevo, 2000. "Developing Ecotourism for the Survival of Sea Turtles," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 48008, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  3. Wilson, Clevo & Tisdell, Clem, 2001. "Why farmers continue to use pesticides despite environmental, health and sustainability costs," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 39(3), pages 449-462, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Tisdell, Clem & Wilson, Clevo, 2003. "Open-Cycle Hatcheries, Tourism and Conservation of Sea Turtles: Economic and Ecological Analysis," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 48959, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  5. Tisdell, Clem & Wilson, Clevo, 2002. "World Heritage Listing of Australian Natural Sites: Tourism Stimulus and Its Economic Value," Economic Analysis and Policy (EAP), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), School of Economics and Finance, vol. 32(2), pages 27-49, June Spec. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Tisdell, Clem & Wilson, Clevo, 2003. "Visitor Profiles and Environmental Attributes, especially of Birds, Attracting Visitors to Lamington National Park: Tourist Attitudes and Economic Issues," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 48957, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  7. Tisdell, Clem & Wilson, Clevo, 2000. "A Study of the Impact of Ecotourism on Environmental Education and Conservation: The case of Turtle Watching at an Australian Site," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 48365, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  8. Wilson, Clevo & Tisdell, Clem, 2003. "Conflicts over Natural Resources and the Environment: Economics and Security," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 48967, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  9. Wilson, Clevo & Tisdell, Clem, 2002. "Conservation and Economic Benefits of Wildlive-based Marine Tourism: Sea Turtles and Whales as Case Studies," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 48734, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  10. Tisdell, Clement A., 1997. "Compensation for the taking of Resource Interests: Practices in Relation to the Wet Tropics and Fraser Island, General Principles and their Relevance to the Extension of Dugong Protected Areas," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 53639, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  11. Wilson, Clevo Tis & Tisdell, Clem, 2004. "Attitudes to Entry Fees to National Parks: Results and Policy Implications from a Queensland Case Study," Economic Analysis and Policy (EAP), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), School of Economics and Finance, vol. 34(1), pages 79-102, March. [Downloadable!]
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  12. Tisdell, Clem & Wilson, Clevo, 2003. "The Public's Knowledge of and Support for Conservation of Australia's Tree-Kangaroos," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 48955, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  13. Tisdell, Clem & Wilson, Clevo, 2000. "Wildlife-based Tourism and Increased Tourist Support for Nature Conservation Financially and Otherwise: Evidence from Sea Turtle Ecotourism at Mon Repos," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 48364, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  14. Tisdell, Clem, 1998. "Protecting the Environment in Transitional Situations," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 47953, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  15. Tisdell, Clem & Wilson, Clevo, 2003. "Economics of Wildlife Tourism," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 48969, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Tisdell, Clem & Wilson, Clevo & Swarna Nantha, Hemanath, 2004. "Comparative Public Support for Conserving Reptile Species is High: Australian Evidence and its Implications," Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers 51412, University of Queensland, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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