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Beyond 2000:
Realities of Global Wolf Restoration
23-26 February 2000
Duluth, Minnesota USA
Stephen R. Kellert, School of Forestry and Environmental
Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
This paper will consider attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors
toward the gray wolf (Canis lupis) among adult residents
of Minnesota in 1999, with comparisons to analogous data collected
in 1984. The findings are based on the views of randomly sampled
adult residents of northern Minnesota, other areas of Minnesota,
farmers, and consumptive wildlife users. Major topics of consideration
include basic values toward the wolf, attitudes toward wolf conservation
and management, knowledge of the wolf, and behaviors relating
to wolves. Additional comparisons are provided of Minnesota residents
distinguished by age, education, and gender. Major topical issues
covered include: concern for and interest in wolves, removing
the wolf from Federal endangered and threatened species classification,
state management of the wolf, conflict and competition between
wolves and human development, wolves and livestock production,
controlling problem wolves, consumptive and non-consumptive uses
of wolves, wolves and human hunting, and government management
of wolves.
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