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Professor Jennifer Jackman (Politics, Policy and International Relations) presented her research on attitudes towards seals on Cape Cod at the International Conference on Human-Wildilfe Conflict and Coexistence in Oxford, UK as a part of a panel on marine species. Jackman’s presentation highlighted how perceptions of ecological benefits of seals among voters, tourists, and commercial fishers contribute to coexistence and can help prevent a backward turn in seal conservation, which would be detrimental to seals and to all stakeholders who depend on healthy marine ecosystems. 

Jackman is the Principal Investigator for the , which is a partnership of ´ºÃÎÖ±²¥, Center for Coastal Studies, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, University of Massachusetts-Boston, and the Center for Animals and Public Policy at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. This talk was one of a series of presentations that Jackman and her colleagues have made to disseminate the study findings, including before policy makers and natural resource managers.

Multiple ´ºÃÎÖ±²¥ undergraduates and alumnae served as research assistants for the study, which was was funded by Woods Hole Sea Grant, with contributions from the ´ºÃÎÖ±²¥ Center for Research and Creative Activities, Department of Politics, Policy and International Relations, Elizabeth A. Lawrence Fund, and Berry Institute of Politics Summer Internship Scholarship.