TY - JOUR
T1 - Tourist intentions to donate to non-lethal feral cat management at a potential natural World Heritage site in Japan
AU - Mameno, Kota
AU - Kubo, Takahiro
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Dr. Y. Shoji, Dr. T. Suzuki, K. Oki, and K. Ito for their helpful comments. We would also like to express our gratitude to the helpful comments of the journal editors and anonymous reviewers on the early drafts. We also appreciate Dr. S. Mitsui and H. Ono for their survey support. This work was supported by the Environmental Economics and Policy Study, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (Research on Economic Evaluation of Natural and Environmental Policy in Japan), and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 16K00697). The authors also gratefully acknowledge the financial support received from SOMPO Environment Foundation (Grant Program for Doctoral Course Students).
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Amami Oshima Island
KW - financial commitment
KW - invasive alien species
KW - non-lethal management
KW - tourist support
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U2 - 10.1080/10871209.2020.1799265
DO - 10.1080/10871209.2020.1799265
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85088942008
SN - 1087-1209
VL - 26
SP - 99
EP - 114
JO - Human Dimensions of Wildlife
JF - Human Dimensions of Wildlife
IS - 2
ER -