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Human-Wildlife Interactions In Bryce Canyon National Park, Chad H. Wildermuth
Human-Wildlife Interactions In Bryce Canyon National Park, Chad H. Wildermuth
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Public lands such as National Parks protect some of America’s most spectacular and iconic natural, cultural, and historic landscapes. These lands are managed with a goal of preserving their unique features for the recreational use of the public. Therefore, it is important to understand the effects, if any, that public visitation has on these natural systems. This study investigated human-wildlife interactions in Bryce Canyon National Park (BRCA), Utah in order to better understand factors that lead to human-wildlife conflicts and how the attitudes and perceptions of visitors affect their actions towards wildlife.
Observations of human-wildlife interactions were observed and measured …