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Private Landowners’ Willingness to Pay for Managing Feral Swine in the West Gulf Region

Private Landowners’ Willingness to Pay for Managing Feral Swine in the West Gulf Region

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DOI	10.20900/jsr20250070
刊名	Journal of Sustainability Research JSR
年，卷(期)	2025, 7(4)
作者	Junyeong Choi*,Nana Tian,Jianbang Gan,
作者单位	Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea ; Arkansas Forest Resources Center, College of Forestry, Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR 71656, USA ; Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA ;
摘要	Feral swine (Sus scrofa) are posing a great ecological and economic threat by destructing crops, properties, and native ecosystems in the West Gulf Region (WGR) of the United States. As an invasive and mobile species, controlling feral swine shares the common challenges of public good management. Because most of the land in the region is privately owned, involving landowners in feral swine management is key to sustaining ecosystem services and protecting investments in natural resources and related industries. This study aims to quantify landowners’ willingness to pay (WTP) for feral swine management and to explore the possible influencing factors for their WTP. A structured mail survey was conducted among landowners in Arkansas (AR), Louisiana (LA), and East Texas (ETX). A contingent valuation (CV) method with a payment card (PC) was used to estimate WTP, and a two-part hurdle model was employed to account for censoring in responses and to examine the influencing factors. The results revealed considerable variations in average WTP across states, ranging from US$17.37/ha in AR, US$12.85/ha in LA, to US$36.37 /ha in ETX. The landowners’ WTP was positively related to their education level, experience with damage, involvement in local communities, environmental concerns, proactive attitudes, support for stricter policies, and perceived responsibility for feral swine management. The findings can provide guidelines for polices and program development that can incentivize private landowners to participate in feral swine management at the state and regional levels.
Abstract	Feral swine (Sus scrofa) are posing a great ecological and economic threat by destructing crops, properties, and native ecosystems in the West Gulf Region (WGR) of the United States. As an invasive and mobile species, controlling feral swine shares the common challenges of public good management. Because most of the land in the region is privately owned, involving landowners in feral swine management is key to sustaining ecosystem services and protecting investments in natural resources and related industries. This study aims to quantify landowners’ willingness to pay (WTP) for feral swine management and to explore the possible influencing factors for their WTP. A structured mail survey was conducted among landowners in Arkansas (AR), Louisiana (LA), and East Texas (ETX). A contingent valuation (CV) method with a payment card (PC) was used to estimate WTP, and a two-part hurdle model was employed to account for censoring in responses and to examine the influencing factors. The results revealed considerable variations in average WTP across states, ranging from US$17.37/ha in AR, US$12.85/ha in LA, to US$36.37 /ha in ETX. The landowners’ WTP was positively related to their education level, experience with damage, involvement in local communities, environmental concerns, proactive attitudes, support for stricter policies, and perceived responsibility for feral swine management. The findings can provide guidelines for polices and program development that can incentivize private landowners to participate in feral swine management at the state and regional levels.
关键词	feral swine; invasive species management; private landowners; willingness to pay; two-part hurdle model; West Gulf Region
KeyWord	feral swine; invasive species management; private landowners; willingness to pay; two-part hurdle model; West Gulf Region
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Junyeong Choi*,Nana Tian,Jianbang Gan. Private Landowners’ Willingness to Pay for Managing Feral Swine in the West Gulf Region [J]. Journal of Sustainability Research. 2025; 7; (4). - .

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