Conservation opportunity and risk mapping for carnivores using landowner survey data from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Bontrager A, Kretser H, Leong K, Connelly N. 2017. Conservation opportunity and risk mapping for carnivores using landowner survey data from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The Professional Geographer. 69(2):225-238
Large landscape planning for wildlife corridors often requires inclusion of private lands and willing landowners to establish successful pathways to and from protected core habitats. Using mail survey data, we spatially assessed carnivore occurrences, perceptions of carnivores, and landowner preferences toward conservation planning tools from three communities to quantify conservation opportunity and risk related to carnivore movement on the landscape. The mapping of social data illustrates the importance of understanding individuals for conservation planning. The approach has the potential to identify areas that pose risks or present opportunities for the implementation of on-the-ground conservation actions to facilitate long-term wildlife movement across private lands.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bontrager, Andra; Kretser, Heidi; Leong, Kirsten; Connelly, Nancy
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- carnivore interactions, exurban, geographic information system, GIS, wildlife conservation planning
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Consumptive Use | Consumptive Use