Conservation

Barriers and Benefits for Keeping Cats indoors at Night

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Kirstie Richardson Bull Dee Why July 05, 2016 10:43 PM
Hi, I am currently undertaking a literature review of the barriers and benefits of keeping cats indoors at night. I did the introductory training back in 2015 and recall several c…

Looking for research on barriers and benefits to dog-owners keeping dogs off pest-free islands

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Helen Ough Dealy Russell November 11, 2014 06:21 PM
I am working on a project to stop pet owners taking their dogs onto the pest-free islands in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Some of the intended species reintroduction work wil…

Keeping Dogs Secure at Home

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Inger Perkins Hokitika April 24, 2014 02:02 AM
Dogs pose a considerable risk to birds such as penguins and kiwi in New Zealand. There have been many instances of birds being killed and occasionally there has been a massacre o…

Domestic cat Collars for Protecting Wildlife

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Clare Kinloch Adelaide January 10, 2011 10:25 PM
Hi I have found literature saying that bells are not effective at protecting wildlife from domestic cats and am wondering if the new collars (believe they are marketed as leap-…

Changing Stoop & Scoop Behavior

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Rose Seemann March 19, 2010 11:27 AM
This spring a coalition of groups in Englewood, Colorado is launching a dog waste composting program at a fenced off-leash dog park. We would like to find out if promoting and op…

Children's Moral Evaluations of Ecological Damage: The Effect of Biocentric and Anthropocentric Intentions

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Kortenkamp, K., & Moore, C. (2009). Children's moral evaluations of ecological damage: The effect of biocentric and anthropocentric intentions. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39(8), 1785-1806.
Moral evaluations of ecologically damaging events were studied in 5th, 8th, and 11th graders and college students (N = 246). Participants made 4 kinds of judgments about 2 scenari…

Convincing Dog Owners to Clean up after Their Dog

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Rhoda Metcalfe permanently based in Ottawa May 15, 2009 05:47 AM
Trying to launch a project to clean up a local beach currently used as a dog run. Looking for information on what's worked elsewhere. Rhoda Metcalfe freelance journalist Ca…

Off Leash Dogs and Water Access

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rmcleod October 08, 2008 09:55 AM
Hello! Does anybody know of research or policies dealing with off leash dogs and access to water bodies (primarily rivers)? We have been tasked to provide research to dete…

Social Marketing to Keep Cats Indoors

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Elizabeth Stone Pownal March 17, 2008 06:38 PM
Hello, Does anyone know of any social marketing techniques that have been used successfully to keep cats indoors? I am interested in connecting with those that have interest …

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