RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Preferences for Alternative Moose Management Regimes among Finnish Landowners: A Choice Experiment Approach
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 472
OP 482
DO 10.2307/3147294
VO 79
IS 4
A1 Horne, Paula
A1 Petäjistö, Leena
YR 2003
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/79/4/472.abstract
AB The moose was endangered in Finland, but under a strict control of limited usufruct rights has successfully increased its population. Landowners derive use value through hunting rights, but also face the cost of browsing damage in forest stands. We applied choice experiment method to study the heterogeneous views of landowners on moose management. The results show that the majority of respondents would prefer a lower population level. Although at the current population level, the value of bag exceeds the cost of browsing damage, even the group that had both interests preferred lower population levels. (JEL Q22)