Measuring managers' perceptions of llama use in wild areas - data from 1993

This data publication contains the results of a 1993 survey of Forest Service and Park Service managers across the United States and their perceptions of llama use in wild areas. Over 200 mailback surveys were returned from managers representing more than 150 different wilderness areas and 25 states. Questions were related to manager perceptions about trends on llama use, seriousness of impacts, current llama management strategies, and specific management challenges anticipated. Additional questions related to other pack animals were also included.
The Wilderness Act (PL 88-577) directs federal agencies responsible for wilderness to preserve natural conditions. Wilderness should generally appear to have been affected primarily by forces of nature. To meet these goals, managers must adjust their programs in response to changes in recreational use of pack stock. The use of llamas as pack animals by visitors has increased over the last decade and will presumably continue to grow in the future. The purpose of this study is to attempt to understand manager perceptions of the extent that llama use threatens wilderness conditions and how they are managing llama users. Specific objectives of this study are to compare perceptions about llama use for managers with areas of heavy, light, or no llama packstock use, and to compare manager perceptions of llama use with perceptions visitors expressed in a survey conducted by Utah State University.
Original metadata date was 6/30/2016. Minor metadata updates on 12/19/2016.

本数据集发布包含1993年针对全美森林管理局与公园管理局管理人员开展的调研结果，以及其对野生区域使用美洲驼（llama）情况的认知。本次调研共回收超200份邮寄回传的问卷，受访管理人员覆盖全美150余个不同荒野区域与25个州。问卷问题涵盖管理人员对美洲驼使用趋势、影响严重程度、现有美洲驼管理策略，以及预期面临的具体管理挑战的认知。此外问卷还设置了关于其他驮用牲畜的相关问题。
《荒野法案》（Wilderness Act，PL 88-577）要求负责荒野管理的联邦机构维护自然环境原貌，原则上应确保荒野区域主要受自然力影响。为达成该目标，管理人员需针对驮用牲畜休闲使用的变化调整相关管理方案。近十年来，游客将美洲驼作为驮畜的使用量持续增长，且预计未来仍将保持上升趋势。本研究旨在探究管理人员对美洲驼使用威胁荒野环境程度的认知，以及其对美洲驼使用者的管理方式。本研究的具体目标包括：对比不同使用强度（高频、低频、无使用）区域的管理人员对美洲驼使用的认知差异，同时将本次管理人员调研结果与犹他州立大学此前开展的游客调研中得到的认知进行比对。
原始元数据日期为2016年6月30日，2016年12月19日进行了小幅元数据更新。