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Manfredo, M.J.; Zinn, H.C.; Sikorowski, L.; Jones, J.
Public acceptance of mountain lion management: a case study of Denver, Colorado, and nearby foothills areas
1998 Wildlife Society Bulletin (26): 964-970
We propose that information about public attitudes toward mountain lion (Puma concolor) management practices is most useful when it accounts for the specific context of human-mountain lion encounter situations. A mail survey was used to assess public acceptance of 4 management actions involving mountain lions in 4 encounter situations occurring at 2 types of locations. Results showed strong support for the hypothesis that acceptance of management actions depends on the specific circumstances of the situations. We suggest that mountain lion management policies should account for a range of contingencies and that future studies of attitudes toward management actions should consider the importance of attitude specificity.
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