Elizabeth Frances Pienaar
Biographic Data
| ID | 119813 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Frances Pienaar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth Frances |
| FAMILY NAME | Pienaar |
| SIGNATURE | PIENAAR E F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0343-080X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Does the public value ecosystem services secured by pine savanna restoration and bobwhite management on private lands
Private land stewardship in the southeastern United States is crucial to attain pine savanna restoration and conservation of the threatened northern bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus ). Both government and privately funded conservation efforts secure numerous ecosystem services, including groundwater recharge, scenic open spaces, and biodiversity. Yet, we have incomplete information on whether the public values these ecosystem services. From June 15…
Exploring Emotional Attachment to Non-Traditional Pets Using the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (Laps)
The growing popularity of non-traditional pets, including reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and arachnids, raises important questions about owner attachment and animal welfare. We assessed emotional attachment among US non-traditional pet owners using the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS). An online survey of 1,218 adult pet owners was conducted between 2018 and 2021 through both targeted recruitment (rescue groups, permit holders, her…
Addressing the challenge of wildlife conservation in urban landscapes by increasing human tolerance for wildlife
Urbanization is a key driver of global environmental change and is adversely impacting wildlife populations. Human tolerance for wildlife is critical to wildlife conservation in urban areas. Using metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, United States, as a case study, we investigated human tolerance for a range of different wildlife species. Almost half of the human–wildlife interactions that are reported to the state wildlife agency originate from metrop…
Educators’ and Visitors’ Perceptions of Invasive Species Education in Zoos
Management of invasive alien species (IAS) depends on public awareness and cooperation, which may be increased by effective IAS education by zoos. We administered a questionnaire to visitors (n = 221) and educators (n = 44) at three Association of Zoos and Aquariums facilities in Florida to explore their perceptions of the content and effectiveness of IAS education at these facilities. Most visitors recalled seeing IAS on display, with 80% of vis…
Down the Rabbit Hole
Willingness of private landowners to participate in forest conservation in the Chaco region of Argentina
Food for thought-examining farmers' willingness to engage in conservation stewardship around a protected area in central India
Puri, M., E. F. Pienaar, K. K. Karanth. and B. A. Loiselle. 2021. Food for thought—examining farmers' willingness to engage in conservation stewardship around a protected area in central India. Ecology and Society 26(2):46. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12544-260246
How do members of the public and wildlife managers understand living with wildlife versus coexisting with wildlife
‘Coexisting with wildlife’ and ‘living with wildlife’ are commonly used in communication efforts designed to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts. However, there is little information on how the public understands these terms and how their understanding compares to wildlife managers’ intended message. In 2019 we surveyed 1,045 Florida residents and 140 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials to examine their understanding o…
Would County Residents Vote for an Increase in Their Taxes to Conserve Native Habitat and Ecosystem Services? Funding Conservation in Palm Beach County, Florida
Structuring Legal Trade in Rhino Horn to Incentivize the Participation of South African Private Landowners
Amenity or Nuisance? Understanding and Managing Human–Panther Conflicts in Exurban Southwest Florida
Golden Gate Estates (GGE), an exurban development in southwest Florida, is the site of the highest recorded number of conflicts between people and the Florida panther. We used qualitative data provided by 157 GGE residents and 19 nonresident stakeholders to investigate attitudes toward the panther, and appropriate measures to mitigate human–panther conflicts. Although a subset of GGE residents expressed some concerns about human safety risks asso…
Understanding South African private landowner decisions to manage rhinoceroses
With increased poaching pressures, rhinoceroses have become a financial liability due to expensive anti-poaching security costs required to protect this species. Nonetheless, approximately one-third of South Africa’s rhinoceros population is protected on private lands. In a time when the future existence of rhinoceroses is uncertain, it is important to determine (a) the considerations included in private sector decisions to participate in rhinoce…
Securing Garbage from Florida Black Bears
Anthropogenic food conditioning of bears has resulted in recent increases in human–bear conflicts (HBCs) in Florida. Garbage is the leading cause of food conditioning of bears. Despite increased HBCs and related human safety concerns, municipal governments in Florida have generally not taken independent steps to prevent HBCs through altered garbage management. Rather, governments have relied on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissio…
Attaining sustainable use on private game ranching lands in South Africa
The Role of Community Identity in Cattlemen Response to Florida Panther Recovery Efforts
The concept of community identity has often been employed to explain ways in which communities respond to agents that impact community well-being. Using a case study of the Florida cattlemen community, we examine how cattlemen understand and perceive regulatory efforts to recover the Florida panther on private ranch lands. The data comes from participants in the Florida cattlemen community, and was collected through in-depth interviews (n = 13), …
A critical review of efforts to protect Florida panther habitat on private lands
The importance of survey content
Conflicts between Cattlemen and the Florida Panther
Using a choice experiment framework to value conservation-contingent development programs
Creating Direct Incentives for Wildlife Conservation in Community-Based Natural Resource Management Programmes in Botswana
Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programmes in Botswana were intended to create a wildlife conservation incentive by providing rural communities with tourism rights to wildlife—with limited effect. The 2007 CBNRM policy, increasing central control of CBNRM, is likely to further undermine communities' incentive to conserve wildlife. A complementary conservation corps is needed to create direct incentives to conserve wildlife and…
Are environmental attitudes influenced by survey context? An investigation of the context dependency of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) Scale
Would County Residents Vote for an Increase in Their Taxes to Conserve Native Habitat and Ecosystem Services? Funding Conservation in Palm Beach County, Florida
The Role of Community Identity in Cattlemen Response to Florida Panther Recovery Efforts
The concept of community identity has often been employed to explain ways in which communities respond to agents that impact community well-being. Using a case study of the Florida cattlemen community, we examine how cattlemen understand and perceive regulatory efforts to recover the Florida panther on private ranch lands. The data comes from participants in the Florida cattlemen community, and was collected through in-depth interviews (n = 13), …
Attaining sustainable use on private game ranching lands in South Africa
Are environmental attitudes influenced by survey context? An investigation of the context dependency of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) Scale
Conflicts between Cattlemen and the Florida Panther
Creating Direct Incentives for Wildlife Conservation in Community-Based Natural Resource Management Programmes in Botswana
Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programmes in Botswana were intended to create a wildlife conservation incentive by providing rural communities with tourism rights to wildlife—with limited effect. The 2007 CBNRM policy, increasing central control of CBNRM, is likely to further undermine communities' incentive to conserve wildlife. A complementary conservation corps is needed to create direct incentives to conserve wildlife and…
Are environmental attitudes influenced by survey context? An investigation of the context dependency of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) Scale
Using a choice experiment framework to value conservation-contingent development programs
A critical review of efforts to protect Florida panther habitat on private lands
The importance of survey content
Conflicts between Cattlemen and the Florida Panther
The Role of Community Identity in Cattlemen Response to Florida Panther Recovery Efforts
The concept of community identity has often been employed to explain ways in which communities respond to agents that impact community well-being. Using a case study of the Florida cattlemen community, we examine how cattlemen understand and perceive regulatory efforts to recover the Florida panther on private ranch lands. The data comes from participants in the Florida cattlemen community, and was collected through in-depth interviews (n = 13), …
Amenity or Nuisance? Understanding and Managing Human–Panther Conflicts in Exurban Southwest Florida
Golden Gate Estates (GGE), an exurban development in southwest Florida, is the site of the highest recorded number of conflicts between people and the Florida panther. We used qualitative data provided by 157 GGE residents and 19 nonresident stakeholders to investigate attitudes toward the panther, and appropriate measures to mitigate human–panther conflicts. Although a subset of GGE residents expressed some concerns about human safety risks asso…
Understanding South African private landowner decisions to manage rhinoceroses
With increased poaching pressures, rhinoceroses have become a financial liability due to expensive anti-poaching security costs required to protect this species. Nonetheless, approximately one-third of South Africa’s rhinoceros population is protected on private lands. In a time when the future existence of rhinoceroses is uncertain, it is important to determine (a) the considerations included in private sector decisions to participate in rhinoce…
Securing Garbage from Florida Black Bears
Anthropogenic food conditioning of bears has resulted in recent increases in human–bear conflicts (HBCs) in Florida. Garbage is the leading cause of food conditioning of bears. Despite increased HBCs and related human safety concerns, municipal governments in Florida have generally not taken independent steps to prevent HBCs through altered garbage management. Rather, governments have relied on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissio…
Attaining sustainable use on private game ranching lands in South Africa
Structuring Legal Trade in Rhino Horn to Incentivize the Participation of South African Private Landowners
Would County Residents Vote for an Increase in Their Taxes to Conserve Native Habitat and Ecosystem Services? Funding Conservation in Palm Beach County, Florida
How do members of the public and wildlife managers understand living with wildlife versus coexisting with wildlife
‘Coexisting with wildlife’ and ‘living with wildlife’ are commonly used in communication efforts designed to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts. However, there is little information on how the public understands these terms and how their understanding compares to wildlife managers’ intended message. In 2019 we surveyed 1,045 Florida residents and 140 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials to examine their understanding o…
Food for thought-examining farmers' willingness to engage in conservation stewardship around a protected area in central India
Puri, M., E. F. Pienaar, K. K. Karanth. and B. A. Loiselle. 2021. Food for thought—examining farmers' willingness to engage in conservation stewardship around a protected area in central India. Ecology and Society 26(2):46. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12544-260246
Down the Rabbit Hole
Willingness of private landowners to participate in forest conservation in the Chaco region of Argentina
Educators’ and Visitors’ Perceptions of Invasive Species Education in Zoos
Management of invasive alien species (IAS) depends on public awareness and cooperation, which may be increased by effective IAS education by zoos. We administered a questionnaire to visitors (n = 221) and educators (n = 44) at three Association of Zoos and Aquariums facilities in Florida to explore their perceptions of the content and effectiveness of IAS education at these facilities. Most visitors recalled seeing IAS on display, with 80% of vis…
Addressing the challenge of wildlife conservation in urban landscapes by increasing human tolerance for wildlife
Urbanization is a key driver of global environmental change and is adversely impacting wildlife populations. Human tolerance for wildlife is critical to wildlife conservation in urban areas. Using metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, United States, as a case study, we investigated human tolerance for a range of different wildlife species. Almost half of the human–wildlife interactions that are reported to the state wildlife agency originate from metrop…
Does the public value ecosystem services secured by pine savanna restoration and bobwhite management on private lands
Private land stewardship in the southeastern United States is crucial to attain pine savanna restoration and conservation of the threatened northern bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus ). Both government and privately funded conservation efforts secure numerous ecosystem services, including groundwater recharge, scenic open spaces, and biodiversity. Yet, we have incomplete information on whether the public values these ecosystem services. From June 15…
Exploring Emotional Attachment to Non-Traditional Pets Using the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (Laps)
The growing popularity of non-traditional pets, including reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and arachnids, raises important questions about owner attachment and animal welfare. We assessed emotional attachment among US non-traditional pet owners using the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS). An online survey of 1,218 adult pet owners was conducted between 2018 and 2021 through both targeted recruitment (rescue groups, permit holders, her…
Geography (15 works) · Ecology (14 works) · Business (13 works) · Environmental resource management (13 works) · Economic and Environmental Valuation (10 works) · Economics (10 works) · Environmental planning (9 works) · Wildlife (8 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (8 works) · Political science (7 works)