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Relational structure of illegal wildlife hunting in China: A nationwide hunter–prey network analysis

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Illegal wildlife hunting continues to pose a major biodiversity threat in China, yet there remains no systemic relational understanding of the way in which perpetrators are linked to key taxa. To address this, here we provide a novel framework for understanding and addressing the systemic roots of wildlife crime.
Yi Luo, Mei‐Ling Shao, Yi‐Xiao Li, Chris Newman, Yuan‐Yuan Cao, Xiao Xiao, Zhao‐Min Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia”: Managing Stigma and Threats in the Wake of False Criminal Accusations

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
In the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. election, the boundary between activism and extremism blurred, with election officials reporting violent threats and false accusations of election fraud. From a symbolic interactionist perspective, these attacks provide a unique lens for examining the consequences of being falsely labeled a criminal.
Steven Windisch
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating crippling loss from hunting with multistate models: a case study on northern bobwhites

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Hunting as a recreational pursuit provides an important ecosystem service worldwide. Harvest management plays a vital role in regulating wildlife take to ensure long‐term population sustainability and meet value‐based objectives (e.g. hunter satisfaction). However, managers rarely have complete control or observability of harvest mortality.
Amanda S. Cramer, Justin A. Rectenwald, William B. Lewis, Michael A. Hazelbaker, Alexander L. Jackson, Holly K. Lott, Geoff Beane, D. Clay Sisson, Melanie R. Kunkel, Nicole M. Nemeth, James A. Martin   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A social problem analysis of the 1993 Brady Act and the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

Frontiers in Public Health
In June 2022, the U.S. federal government passed its first major firearm policy since the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). Summative content analysis was used to explore how the social problem of
Devon Ziminski, Devon Ziminski
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic Wasting Disease management responses in North America: A public policy analysis

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
In this study we use the Multiple Streams Framework from public policy theory to assess the responses of wildlife management agencies in states and provinces with CWD‐positive cases in the United States and Canada to alleviate public concerns and manage the spread of this disease.
Kelly H. Dunning, Iree Wheeler, Catherine A. Cummings, Stephen S. Ditchkoff, Braxton McCoy, Daniel Morris, Philip Reichert, Vincent Rivers, Travis E. Stoakley, Temple Stoellinger, Tarissa Spoonhunter, Janna R. Willoughby, Sarah Zohdy   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pittman‐Robertson and Dingell‐Johnson: A Congressional endorsement of state supremacy over wildlife?

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract The Pittman–Robertson Act of 1937 (PR) and the Dingell–Johnson Act of 1950 (DJ) provide states with substantial capacity to manage fish and wildlife by directing revenue from federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment to states. The precise scope of state and federal wildlife management authority has been a topic of debate among ...
J. Vaughan Branch, Jonathan G. Karlen, Joshua J. Millspaugh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long gun violence in California versus Texas: How legislation can reduce firearm violence

Surgery Open Science
Introduction: Long guns (LGs) are uniquely implicated in firearm violence and mass shootings. On 1/1/2019 California (CA) raised the minimum age to purchase LGs from 18 to 21. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of LG violence in CA vs. Texas (TX),
Jonathan Shipley, BS, Areg Grigorian, MD, Lourdes Swentek, MD, Cristobal Barrios, MD, Catherine Kuza, MD, Jeffrey Santos, MD, Jeffry Nahmias, MD, MHPE   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ducks across the pond ‐ challenges and opportunities for collaboration between North America and Europe

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract Many waterfowl species and closely related congeners are shared across the Holarctic, and are culturally and economically important in both North America and Europe. Accordingly, both continents have developed science and management frameworks in an attempt to establish evidence‐based conservation practices for this guild of birds.
Kevin M. Ringelman, Céline Arzel, Tom C. Cameron, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Aleksi Lehikoinen, Pär Söderquist, Iben Hove Sørensen, Matthieu Guillemain   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between community violence exposure and teen parental firearm ownership: data from a nationally representative study

Injury Epidemiology
Background Firearm injuries are the leading cause of death for U.S. adolescents. Given the prevalence of firearm ownership in the U.S., particularly among parental figures in homes with children and teens, and the relationship between firearm access and ...
Karissa R. Pelletier, Jesenia M. Pizarro, Regina Royan, Rebeccah Sokol, Rebecca M. Cunningham, Marc A. Zimmerman, Patrick M. Carter   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Self-Harm and Interpersonal Violence-Related Injuries: Retrospective Analysis of the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs Data

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Violence-related injuries (VRI) such as interpersonal violence, intimate-partner violence, and self-harm injuries present a significant public health challenge in the United States.
Ayman El-Menyar, Ahammed Mekkodathil, Rafael Consunji, Sandro Rizoli, Tarik S Abulkhair, Ruben Peralta, Rifat Latifi, Hassan Al-Thani   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source