Dataset:
| Title |
Understanding rancher decision-making in response to multiple threats |
| Description | We plan to conduct a multi-state rancher survey to better understand decision-making related to threats within ranching systems. The goal of this research is to understand how ranchers make operational decisions in response to potential threats at multiple temporal and spatial scales. We focus on three types of threats that are salient to ranchers: wolf depredation and depredation avoidance, forage competition with wild ungulates (mainly elk), and effects of drought. Understanding rancher decision processes will help us identify what kinds of information ranchers need and when they need it, which will allow researchers and extension specialists to provide useful and usable information to this key stakeholder group. Our target study population is ranchers in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. |
| Keywords | conservation social science, ranching, decision-making, rangelands |
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| Location (descriptive) | Oregon, Washington, Idaho |
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| Temporal Description | January-March 2025 |
| Date Range (formatted) | Jan 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2025 |
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| Author(s) | Lara Mengak, Chloe Wardropper |
| Affiliated Organization(s) |
Oregon State University Private Ranchers |
| Contact Name | Chloe Wardropper |
| Contact Email | chloew@illinois.edu |
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| Public Access Level | Private |
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| Related WHISL Data |
WHISL Project Qualitative Interviews with Ranchers and Resource Managers: Understanding the Social Dimensions of Drought, Wolf Recolonization, and Elk Depredation |