Understanding conflict among experts working on controversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo

Valerio  Donfrancesco; Benjamin L Allen; Rob  Appleby; Linda Behrendorff; Gabriel Conroy; Mathew S.  Crowther; Christopher R Dickman; Tim S Doherty; Bronwyn A.  Fancourt; Christopher E.  Gordon; Stephen M.  Jackson; Malcolm S.  Kennedy; Loukas  Koungoulos; Mike Letnic; Luke K-P Leung; Kieren J.  Mitchell; Bradley  Nesbitt; Thomas M Newsome; Carlo  Pacioni; Justine  Phillip; Brad V.  Purcell; Euan G Ritchie; Bradley P Smith; Danielle  Stephens; Jack  Tatler; Lily M Van Eeden; Kylie M Cairns

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Understanding conflict among experts working on controversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo

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Understanding conflict among experts working on controversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo

Valerio Donfrancesco, Benjamin L Allen, Rob Appleby, Linda Behrendorff, Gabriel Conroy, Mathew S. Crowther, Christopher R Dickman, Tim S Doherty, Bronwyn A. Fancourt, Christopher E. Gordon, …

Conservation Science and Practice, Vol.5(3), pp.1-14

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12900

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Abstract

carnivore

conservation social sciences

dissensus

evidence

human wildlife conflict

values

wild dog

Expert elicitation can be valuable for informing decision-makers on conservation and wildlife management issues. To date, studies eliciting expert opinions have primarily focused on identifying and building consensus on key issues. Nonetheless , there are drawbacks of a strict focus on consensus, and it is important to understand and emphasize dissent, too. This study adopts a dissensus based Del phi to understand conflict among dingo experts. Twenty eight experts participated in three rounds of investigation. We highlight disagreement on most of the issues explored. In particular, we find that disagreement is underpinned by what we call " conflict over values " and " conflict over evidence. " We also note the broader role played by distrust in influencing such conflicts. Understanding and recognizing the different elements shaping disagreement is critical for informing and improving decision making and can also enable critique of dominant paradigms in current practices. We encourage greater reflexivity and open deliberation on these aspects and hope our study will inform similar investigations in other contexts.

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Title: Understanding conflict among experts working on controversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo
Authors: Valerio Donfrancesco (Corresponding Author) - University of Cambridge
Benjamin L Allen (Author) - Nelson Mandela University
Rob Appleby (Author) - Griffith University
Linda Behrendorff (Author) - The University of Queensland
Gabriel Conroy (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Bioinnovation
Mathew S. Crowther (Author) - UNSW Sydney
Christopher R Dickman (Author) - UNSW Sydney
Tim S Doherty (Author) - The University of Sydney
Bronwyn A. Fancourt (Author) - University of New England
Christopher E. Gordon (Author) - Aarhus University
Stephen M. Jackson (Author) - Australian Museum Research Institute (Sydney)
Malcolm S. Kennedy (Author) - Queensland Department of Environment and Science
Loukas Koungoulos (Author) - The University of Sydney
Mike Letnic (Author) - UNSW Sydney
Luke K-P Leung (Author) - The University of Queensland
Kieren J. Mitchell (Author) - The University of Adelaide
Bradley Nesbitt (Author) - University of New England
Thomas M Newsome (Author) - The University of Sydney
Carlo Pacioni (Author) - Murdoch University
Justine Phillip (Author)
Brad V. Purcell (Author) - Environment and Heritage (New South Wales, Australia)
Euan G Ritchie (Author) - Deakin University
Bradley P Smith (Author) - Central Queensland University
Danielle Stephens (Author) - Zoological Genetics (Australia)
Jack Tatler (Author) - Narla Environmental Pty Ltd (New South Wales)
Lily M Van Eeden (Author) - Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
Kylie M Cairns (Author) - UNSW Sydney
Publication details: Conservation Science and Practice, Vol.5(3), pp.1-14
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.1111/csp2.12900
ISSN: 2578-4854
Copyright note: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2023 The Authors. Conservation Science and Practice published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology.
Grants: Breaking the link between predators and bushfire for fauna conservation, DE200100157, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Leader of the pack: social structure and predator management, DP180100747, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Grant note: Australian Dingo Foundation; Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship; ES/P000738/1/ Economic and Social Research Council
Organisation Unit: School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99706997802621
Output Type: Journal article

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