Factors Affecting the Types of Residents' Cognitions about Collective Countermeasures against Agricultural Damage by Wildlife in Rural Communities in Koka City, Shiga Prefecture

Abstract

This study classifies residents' cognitions and identifies factors affecting collective countermeasures against agricultural damage by wildlife in rural communities. We conducted a questionnaire survey for data collection, targeting residents of Koka City, Shiga Prefecture. Our analyses clarified that (1) respondents were categorized into five groups according to their experience of and recognitions about collective countermeasure programs against wildlife and (2) statistically significant explanatory variables for the differentiation of these groups included the presence of agricultural damage by wildlife, ownership of paddy and dryfield, and ownership of farmland located in the vicinity of forests.