红狐狸(Vulpesvulpes)在其共同历史中与人类互动。我们使用了一种或有价值的评估方法来评估这种中间食肉的负面影响的管理的经济价值。我们对746名希腊居民进行了面对面的采访,使用多界离散选择方法估计红狐管理在三种影响情况下的支付意愿(WTP):攻击家畜,减少游戏,携带疾病。约51.9%,33.0%,81.1%的受访者表示,每种情况的平均WTP为34.1欧元、44.9欧元和72.1欧元,分别。每年的总金额为1870万欧元,1570万欧元,当红狐狸袭击家畜时,可以从目标人群中收取6170万欧元用于管理,减少游戏,携带疾病,分别。对狐狸的态度和喜爱度与WTP呈负相关,而对狐狸的知识和对狐狸的恐惧与WTP呈正相关。越年轻,更富有,受教育程度较低,农村,农民,猎人,宠物主人通常更愿意为各种情况下的红狐狸管理付费。女性更愿意为管理家畜的捕食行为付费,而男性更愿意为游戏中的捕食管理付费。我们的发现表明,希腊居民高度重视在所有影响情况下对红狐狸的管理,对于进一步为管理过程提供建议很有价值。
Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) have interacted with humans during their common history. We used a contingent valuation method to assess the economic value of the management of this mesocarnivore\'s negative impacts. We carried out face-to-face interviews with 746 Greek residents, using a multiple-bounded discrete choice approach to estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for red fox management under three impact situations: attack domestic animals, reduce game, carry disease. About 51.9%, 33.0%, and 81.1% of the respondents stated a mean WTP of €34.1, €44.9, and €72.1 for each situation, respectively. The total annual amounts of €18.7 million, €15.7 million, and €61.7 million could be collected from the target population for red fox management when they attack domestic animals, reduce game, and carry disease, respectively. Attitudes and likeability toward foxes were negatively associated while knowledge about foxes and fear of them were positively associated with WTP. The younger, richer, less educated, rural, farmers, hunters, and pet owners were generally more willing to pay for red fox management across situations. Females were more willing to pay for managing predation on domestic animals, while males were more willing to pay for managing predation on game. Our findings showed that the Greek residents highly value the management of red foxes in all impact situations and would be valuable for further advising the management process.