Citation
Owens, Karen A; Bryja, Gosia; and Bekoff, Marc (2024) Wildlife conservation: The importance of individual personality traits and sentience. Animal Sentience 34(1)
Abstract
Individual differences in personality types within the same species have been studied much less than differences between species and populations. Personality differences are related to risk-taking and exploration, which in turn correlate with individuals' daily responses, decisions, and fitness. Bold and shy personality types can have different advantages and disadvantages under different social or environmental pressures. Analyzing personality differences has helped clarify how elk habituate to a well-populated area and how management strategies can be adapted to them. For wolves newly repatriated to Colorado, individual personality factors are likely to prove important for adapting to their new homes as well as to the needs of the people cohabiting them. Animal and human factors need to be investigated jointly for the long-term success of conservation initiatives.
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DOI
10.51291/2377-7478.1833
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Article Thread
Owens, Karen A; Bryja, Gosia; and Bekoff, Marc (2024) Wildlife conservation: The importance of individual personality traits and sentience. Animal Sentience 34(1)
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