Ethical reasoning and assessments
A decision based on some ethics, morals, or culture on what should be done
Value judgment
Whose opinion are important to consider when making a management decision (Groups who are interested in the outcomes)
Stakeholders (hunters, landowners, industries involved, etc)
When is weighing a stakeholder's interests more than another's acceptable
Favoritism is acceptable a long as you have a morally sound reason to do so, and you are not doing so out of personal bias or prejudice
We discussed that a hunter who illegally harvests a deer for its antlers vs a hunter who illegally harvests a deer because his family is starved speaks a lot to a persons traits, which Smith et al., also described as _______________
Character and aesthetics
Managers are considering changing laws around fence height to better protect migrating greater sage-grouse. What ethical factors should the managers consider when thinking of how private landowners would be affected?
consequences to people and principles of freedom would be the main 2