Preferences of experts and the general public about wildlife management in Spain
Daniela Alba-Patiño, Miguel Delibes-Mateos, María Martínez-Jauregui, Rafael Villafuerte Jordán, Beatriz Arroyo-Lopez, Jenny Anne Glikman, Mario Soliño

TL;DR
The study compares expert and public preferences for wildlife management in Spain, finding differences in priorities and willingness to pay for conservation.
Contribution
The study reveals preference heterogeneity and divergences between experts and the public in wildlife management priorities in Spain.
Findings
Both experts and the public prioritize managing scarce species over overabundant ones.
Experts show greater concern about human impacts on wildlife and more nuanced views on conservation beyond protected areas.
Preference heterogeneity is identified through latent class modeling, with five behavioral classes in each group.
Abstract
Biodiversity loss is a global challenge that requires conservation policies integrating ecological, social, and economic considerations. While scientific evidence guides policy decisions, public preferences can also shape strategies, sometimes diverging from optimal ecological outcomes. This study examines the alignment between expert and public preferences regarding wildlife management in Spain, one of Europe’s most biodiverse countries. Using a discrete choice experiment conducted among experts attending the 2021 Spanish Society for the Conservation and Study of Mammals (SECEM) Conference, we compared their views with those of the Spanish public. Both groups prioritized managing scarce species over overabundant ones, though experts showed greater concern about human impacts on wildlife. Experts also exhibited more nuanced views on conservation beyond protected areas. Latent class…
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TopicsEconomic and Environmental Valuation · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Animal and Plant Science Education
