There is the need for a foundational understanding of why people participate in hunting and who those individualsare to increase the relevancy of hunting and its connection to wildlife management to…

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded $352,112 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety federal grant program (CFDA 15.611) to the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The funding will support projects analyzing the human dimensions of wildlife to better understand participation in hunting and its connection to wildlife management. A subaward of $TBD to the University of Nebraska will support analysis of a human dimensions of wildlife survey. The Pittman-Robertson program aims to restore, conserve, manage and enhance wild birds, mammals and their habitats. This award will provide foundational data on stakeholder attitudes and preferences to increase the relevancy of hunting to diverse audiences, in line with program goals of supporting wildlife management.

There is the need for a foundational understanding of why people participate in hunting and who those individualsare to increase the relevancy of hunting and its connection to wildlife management to more diverse stakeholders.further, the most effective wildlife agencies use the scientific discipline of human dimensions to comprehend whoare relevant stakeholders what are their attitudes, expectations, and preferences why they do or do notparticipate in hunting activities and when participation occurs. Human dimensions of wildlife is the multidisciplinaryapproach to scientifically describe, predict, understand, and affect human thought and behaviortoward wildlife resources.