1 1 workshop goals present the results of the survey of rancher opinions about wildlife and jaguar...
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Workshop Goals
• Present the results of the Survey of Rancher Opinions about Wildlife and Jaguar Habitat Management
• Provide information about the jaguar Critical Habitat Designation
• Learn about how folks think about ranch management benefits to conservation
• Discuss innovative ways to diversify ranch income
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Workshop Agenda
• Review of Workshop Goals and Survey Results
• The Endangered Species Act and Jaguar Critical Habitat Designation
• Work Session on Your Views, Ideas, and Goals
• Discussion about Conservation Incentives
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Survey Goals
• Understand your opinions about wildlife management and jaguar issues–What you are already doing for
wildlife– Jaguar Critical Habitat concerns–Expected impacts of critical habitat
on your operations
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Survey Goals
• Introduce basic concepts of conservation incentives and get your feedback–What types of conservation incentives
are you currently using?– Are there approaches to incentives that
are more or less attractive?– How do incentives impact your thinking
about other management issues?
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Survey Results
• All results will be available to you at the same time they are available to FWS– Short preliminary report in your packet– Full analysis report and articles coming–Workshop report– Additional publications on conservation
incentives and ecosystem services
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Survey Results: Demographics
• 112 Responses! - 41% Response Rate• 64% over 60 years old, 13% 49 or younger• Most have been on the same ranch for at
least 20 years• Nearly all are from multi-generational
ranching families• Operation sizes are well distributed• Most have income sources away from the
ranch
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Survey Results: Management
• Current Management– Most common management practices:
• Grazing (85%) and Drought Management Plans (57%)
• Rotational grazing (86%)• Stock ponds/tanks (82%)• Range monitoring (80%)
– Least common management practices:• Stream fencing (8%)• Prescribed fire (14%)
Yes No0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%
67%
33%
Manage for Wildlife
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Survey Results: Jaguars
Percent Yes Percent No Don't Know0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
33%
46%
21%
Is your ranch located within Critical Habitat?
Yes No0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
15%
85%
Is there jaguar habitat in AZ and NM?
Strongly Don't Support
Don't Support Neutral Support Strongly Support
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%45%
29%
17%
6%3%
Do you support management for jaguar habitat?
Much Less Likely
Somewhat Less Likely
Neutral Somewhat More Likely
Much More Likely
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%45%
10%
36%
4% 5%
How likely are you to implement wildlife habitat projects if they increase the likelihood of a jaguar on your ranch?
Large Decrease Small Decrease No Effect Small Increase Large Increase0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
6%2%
79%
9%4%
If Jaguars were not an endangered species, would your support for managing for jaguars change?
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Survey Results: Critical Habitat Impacts
Large Decrease
Small Decrease
No Effect Small Increase Large Increase0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
0% 1%
13%
36%
50%
Impacts: Government Involvement in my Operation
Much Easier Somewhat Easier
No Effect Somewhat Harder
Much Harder0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
1% 0%
35% 36%
28%
Impacts: Ability to Sell or Lease My Land
Much Less Dif-ficult
Somewhat Less Difficult
No Effect Somewhat More Difficult
Much More Difficult
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
1% 1%
51%
19%
28%
Impact: Grazing Permit Renewal
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Survey Results: Depredation
Concerned Not Concerned0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90% 81%
19%
Depredation, Lions
Concerned Not Concerned0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
52%48%
Depredation, Jaguar
• Most common management response is lion hunting – also the most common concern
• 64% interested in a compensation fund• Look for info on upcoming depredation
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