Applying the resist-accept-direct (RAD) framework to wildlife health management
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Abstract
Wildlife diseases can have substantial impacts on wildlife populations as well as on human and domestic animal health and well-being. Although many agencies and stakeholders share a goal of supporting wildlife health, reducing wildlife disease burden is complicated by a scarcity of effective interventions for wildlife, competition for funds, and conflicting priorities. As a result, agencies are unlikely to avoid the impacts of wildlife diseases in all contexts and need to evaluate where resisting disease is most feasible and beneficial. The resist–accept–direct (RAD) framework is a tool that assists natural resource managers in exploring and communicating about management interventions, including in situations where resisting ecological changes may not be possible. In the present article, we discuss how the RAD framework could be adapted to wildlife disease contexts to address several outstanding challenges in wildlife health management.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Applying the resist-accept-direct (RAD) framework to wildlife health management |
| Series title | BioScience |
| DOI | 10.1093/biosci/biaf061 |
| Edition | Online First |
| Publication Date | June 12, 2025 |
| Year Published | 2025 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford Academic |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center |