Scenario Planning for Wildlife Management

A Case Study of the National Elk Refuge, Jackson, Wyoming

Bibliographic Data

ID15326965
AuthorsMark W Neff (0000-0002-4167-8614, Arizona State University, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume12
Issue4
Pages219-226
Publication date2007-08-10
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10871200701442783
OpenAlexW2115311378
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Since the 1980s, scenario planning has increasingly been used in business and military settings to integrate an appreciation of uncertainty about the future into planning processes. There is a growing precedent to use it in ecological management decision making. Although well suited for the purpose, the technique has not been adequately applied to wildlife management. This article presents a case study of a wildlife management dilemma at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson, Wyoming, as an example of a situation in which stakeholder disputes make management changes difficult to enact. Building from that example, this article lays out a theoretical justification for the use of narrative scenarios as a tool for engaging diverse stakeholders in disputes over social–ecological system management. The storylines created in the process serve as malleable and negotiable objects, helping to build common understanding of longer-term system dynamics, uncertainties, and management goals among stakeholders. Keywords: scenario planningsocial–ecological systemsNational Elk Refugechronic wasting diseasewildlife managementresilience The author thanks Kate Darby, Rich Margerum, Carl Mitcham, Dan Sarewitz, Peter Walker, and Jamey Wetmore for their critique of this article and the ideas herein. Two anonymous reviewers and Co-Editor Jerry Vaske provided valuable suggestions that improved the quality and clarity of the manuscript. The author is responsible for any remaining flaws. Notes Final Bison and Elk Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the National Elk Refuge/Grand Teton National Park/John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway. (2007). Washington, DC: US Department of the Interior. Jackson Bison and Elk Herd Management: Situation Assessment and Process Recommendations. (2000): The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. State of Wyoming V. United States, 61 F. Supp. 2D 1209 (US District Court of the District of Wyoming 1999). State of Wyoming V. United States, 279 F. 3D 1214 (US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 2002)

Archaeology · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Fishery · Geography · Wildlife · Wildlife conservation · Wildlife management · Wildlife refuge · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Environmental Science · Forest Management and Policy · Ecology

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