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THIS DATA PACKAGE ACCOMPANIES:

Mihalik, Ilona, Bateman, Andrew W., and Darimont, Chris T. 2019. Trophy hunters pay more to target larger-bodied carnivores

Please contact Ilona Mihalik (ilonammillie@gmail.com) with questions about the database or if you find any errors in the file. Please let us know if you use the data and we would be happy to provide assistance. 

This data package contains the original dataset as well as R code used to generate figures and analyses in the manuscript. 

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CONTENTS

1. Mihalik et al - README.txt---This file, including a description of variables.

2. Mihalikdata.csv--A data file used in all of the figures and analyses that appear in the paper. It contains prices advertised online for guided hunts of 15 North American big game species used in our study, and the jurisdictions for the offered hunts. It also includes data collected on our predictor variables: average male body mass, NatureServe conservation status, classification (ungulate or carnivore), and presence or absence of ‘difficult' or 'dangerous’ hunt descriptions. 

3. Mihalik et al - Supplementary code.r — Includes code for generating the figures and analyses in the manuscript.


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VARIABLE NAMES AND DESCRIPTIONS

FILE: Mihalikdata.csv

VARIABLES:

Species: Indicates species common name used in the study. 15 North American species defined as “big game” were included.  
Province/State: Indicates the North American province or state (jurisdiction) where the hunt is being offered.
Price: The overall price charged for the hunt in USD. Prices include guiding, accommodation, and meals. 
Number of days: The duration (number of days) of the hunt. 
Day price: The price charged divided by the duration (number of days).    
S Rank: The Subnational Conservation rank for the given species in the given jurisdiction, collected from NatureServe Explorer.
Status: The Subnational Conservation rank converted to continuous scale (S1 - S5 converted to 1 - 5, including .5 values for range or ‘in-between’ -ranks).
Classification: Classification of species, either carnivore or ungulate. Carnivore includes species of the order Carnivora and ungulate includes species with hooves.
Avg Mass: Mean male body masses in kilograms (kg) for each species.
SCI: Indicates descriptions of ‘difficulty’ or ‘danger’ in Safari Club International Online Record Book hunt descriptions for each species. Either presence (Y) or absence (N). 
Latitude: The mean latitude for each jurisdiction in Decimal Degrees.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This database was compiled by Ilona Mihalik. For funding, IM thanks the University of Victoria’s Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award and National Science and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Student Research Award. CTD acknowledges NSERC Discovery Grant 435683.