Bringing Social Values to Wildlife Conservation Decisions
Sustainable conservation of wildlife is contingent upon the human context in which it occurs. Humans regularly exert a powerful influence on the survival and persistence
Sustainable conservation of wildlife is contingent upon the human context in which it occurs. Humans regularly exert a powerful influence on the survival and persistence
The purpose of the America’s Wildlife Values Project was to assess the social context of wildlife management in the U.S. to understand the growing conflict
Chris Otahal, BLM Wildlife Biologist Barstow Field Office California
Jo Anna Lutmerding, USFWS Biologist, Migratory Bird Program USFWS Headquarters Virginia This case study was first presented in 2023 and updated in 2025
Sergio Pierluissi, USFWS Regional Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator Midwest Regional Office Minnesota
Leslie Hay, USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region Wildlife Program Leader Southwestern Region, Regional Office New Mexico
Sarah Barrett, Biological Scientist IV, Florida Black Bear Management Program Brie Ochoa, Species Conservation Planning Biologist III, Imperiled Species Management Plan Editor Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Brooke Burrows, USFWS Wildlife Refuge Specialist Minnesota
David Diamond Executive Coordinator Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee Montana Additional resource: Take an Epic Journey with the Elk of Yellowstone, 30 min
Juliette Fernandez, USFWS Assistant Manager Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Karin Christensen, USFWS Facility Operations Chief National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) West Virginia
Andrea Jones, USDA Forest Service District Ranger Rio Grande National Forest Colorado