Love Off, Fear On? Brown bear acceptance by teenagers in European countries with differing population statuses
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...
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ftlitinstagrecon:oai:elaba:57183000 2023-05-15T18:41:52+02:00 Love Off, Fear On? Brown bear acceptance by teenagers in European countries with differing population statuses Balčiauskas, Linas Ambarli, Hüseyin Balčiauskienė, Laima Bagrade, Guna Kazlauskas, Martynas Ozolinš, Janis Zlatanova, Diana Žunna, Agrita 2020 application/pdf http://gtc.oai.elaba.lt/documents/57183000.pdf http://gtc.lvb.lt/GTC:ELABAPDB57183000&prefLang=en_US eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/su12062397 http://gtc.oai.elaba.lt/documents/57183000.pdf http://gtc.lvb.lt/GTC:ELABAPDB57183000&prefLang=en_US info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Sustainability, Basel : MDPI AG, 2020, vol. 12, iss. 6, art. no. 2397, p. 287-296 eISSN 2071-1050 Fear Human-carnivore conflict Schoolchildren Species acceptance Ursus arctos info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2020 ftlitinstagrecon https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062397 2021-12-02T00:49:29Z 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 LAEI VL (Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Virtual Library) Sustainability 12 6 2397 |
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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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Balčiauskas, Linas Ambarli, Hüseyin Balčiauskienė, Laima Bagrade, Guna Kazlauskas, Martynas Ozolinš, Janis Zlatanova, Diana Žunna, Agrita |
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Balčiauskas, Linas Ambarli, Hüseyin Balčiauskienė, Laima Bagrade, Guna Kazlauskas, Martynas Ozolinš, Janis Zlatanova, Diana Žunna, 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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Sustainability, Basel : MDPI AG, 2020, vol. 12, iss. 6, art. no. 2397, p. 287-296 eISSN 2071-1050 |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/su12062397 http://gtc.oai.elaba.lt/documents/57183000.pdf http://gtc.lvb.lt/GTC:ELABAPDB57183000&prefLang=en_US |
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