Managing the Invasive Small Indian Mongoose in Fiji

Philip Brown and Adam Daigneault ()

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2015, vol. 44, issue 3, 16

Abstract: The small Indian mongoose is among the worst of invasive alien species, yet the implications of managing the species are poorly understood. To address concerns of interest to practitioners and policymakers, we analyze survey data to document the impacts of this species in Fiji and conduct a cost-benefit analysis of management approaches that are both culturally appropriate and readily implementable: live trapping, kill trapping, and hunting. We find that the monetized benefits of kill trapping exceed the benefits of live trapping and hunting. Still, all of these management options are preferred to the status quo of no management.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.225652

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