Women in the Hunt: A More Useful and Sustainable Hunt for Biodiversity?

Javier Pérez-González (), Sebastián J. Hidalgo- de-Trucios, Carlos Sánchez-García and Juan Ignacio Rengifo Gallego
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Javier Pérez-González: Biology and Ethology Unit, Veterinary Faculty, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Sebastián J. Hidalgo- de-Trucios: Biology and Ethology Unit, Veterinary Faculty, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Carlos Sánchez-García: Fundación Artemisan, Avda. Rey Santo 8, 13001 Ciudad Real, Spain
Juan Ignacio Rengifo Gallego: Departamento de Arte y Ciencias del Territorio, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-9

Abstract: Recreational hunting can have positive consequences on biodiversity conservation, but in many countries the number of hunters is declining. This downward trend threatens the sustainability of an important human activity that can be used as a tool for wildlife management and biodiversity conservation. On the other hand, in developed countries there is an upward trend in the number of female hunters. In this study, we analyzed women and men’s hunting preferences in Spain, focusing our attention on the game species they were interested in. We found that female hunters were more interested than male hunters in hunting big game species. We discussed potential consequences of our results on the sustainability of hunting and biodiversity conservation.

Keywords: big game; female hunters; interest; recruitment; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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