Love Off, Fear On? Brown Bear Acceptance by Teenagers in European Countries with Differing Population Statuses
WOS: 000523751400244 The acceptance of large carnivores is one of the key issues for their conservation. We analyzed the level acceptance of brown bears (Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758) amongst 10-18 year old school students in four European countries using anonymous questionnaires. Our aim was to char...
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ftduzceuniv:oai:acikerisim.duzce.edu.tr:20.500.12684/3614 2023-05-15T18:41:52+02:00 Love Off, Fear On? Brown Bear Acceptance by Teenagers in European Countries with Differing Population Statuses Balciauskas, Linas Ambarlı, Hüseyin Balciauskiene, Laima Bagrade, Guna Kazlauskas, Martynas Ozolins, Janis Zunna, Agrita DÜ, Akçakoca Turizm İşletmeciliği ve Otelcilik Yüksekokulu 2020 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/3614 https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062397 eng eng Mdpi 10.3390/su12062397 Sustainability Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı 2071-1050 https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062397 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/3614 12 6 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Ursus arctos species acceptance schoolchildren human-carnivore conflict fear article 2020 ftduzceuniv https://doi.org/20.500.12684/3614 https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062397 2021-08-05T10:33:51Z WOS: 000523751400244 The acceptance of large carnivores is one of the key issues for their conservation. We analyzed the level acceptance of brown bears (Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758) amongst 10-18 year old school students in four European countries using anonymous questionnaires. Our aim was to characterize the drivers of species acceptance, described as a rural-urban cline, as well as fear levels and the respondents' familiarity with bears. We found lower levels of acceptance of bears were related to fear of bears and that bear acceptance was not higher in the bear-inhabited countries, but urban inhabitants tended to better accept the species. Factor analysis revealed the importance of country-related aspects, familiarity with bears, experiences in human-wildlife conflict, gender-age differences, respondent's relationship to nature and the origin of their knowledge of the species. We consider that bear-related education and mass media in Latvia and Lithuania could reduce fear of these animals and sustain their acceptance, while human-wildlife conflict management measures in Bulgaria and Turkey are recommended to boost the appreciation of the species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Düzce University Institutional Repository (DSpace@Düzce) |
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WOS: 000523751400244 The acceptance of large carnivores is one of the key issues for their conservation. We analyzed the level acceptance of brown bears (Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758) amongst 10-18 year old school students in four European countries using anonymous questionnaires. Our aim was to characterize the drivers of species acceptance, described as a rural-urban cline, as well as fear levels and the respondents' familiarity with bears. We found lower levels of acceptance of bears were related to fear of bears and that bear acceptance was not higher in the bear-inhabited countries, but urban inhabitants tended to better accept the species. Factor analysis revealed the importance of country-related aspects, familiarity with bears, experiences in human-wildlife conflict, gender-age differences, respondent's relationship to nature and the origin of their knowledge of the species. We consider that bear-related education and mass media in Latvia and Lithuania could reduce fear of these animals and sustain their acceptance, while human-wildlife conflict management measures in Bulgaria and Turkey are recommended to boost the appreciation of the species. |
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DÜ, Akçakoca Turizm İşletmeciliği ve Otelcilik Yüksekokulu |
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Balciauskas, Linas Ambarlı, Hüseyin Balciauskiene, Laima Bagrade, Guna Kazlauskas, Martynas Ozolins, Janis Zunna, Agrita |
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Balciauskas, Linas Ambarlı, Hüseyin Balciauskiene, Laima Bagrade, Guna Kazlauskas, Martynas Ozolins, Janis Zunna, Agrita |
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Love Off, Fear On? Brown Bear Acceptance by Teenagers in European Countries with Differing Population Statuses |
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Love Off, Fear On? Brown Bear Acceptance by Teenagers in European Countries with Differing Population Statuses |
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Love Off, Fear On? Brown Bear Acceptance by Teenagers in European Countries with Differing Population Statuses |
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Love Off, Fear On? Brown Bear Acceptance by Teenagers in European Countries with Differing Population Statuses |
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Love Off, Fear On? Brown Bear Acceptance by Teenagers in European Countries with Differing Population Statuses |
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love off, fear on? brown bear acceptance by teenagers in european countries with differing population statuses |
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