Spatial variation in public attitudes towards brown bears in the French Pyrenees
International audience Human dimension is an important component of large carnivore management and conservation. Here, we focus on the human-wildlife conflict related to depredation of livestock by Pyrenean brown bears (Ursus arctos), despite the population being among the smallest in the world. Two...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:halshs-01629063v1 2023-05-15T18:42:11+02:00 Spatial variation in public attitudes towards brown bears in the French Pyrenees Piédallu, Blaise Quenette, Pierre-yves Mounet, Coralie Lescureux, Nicolas Borelli-Massines, Maylis Dubarry, Etienne Camarra, Jean-Jacques Gimenez, Olivier Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales (PACTE) Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble (IEPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 ) Eco-Anthropologie et Ethnobiologie (EAE) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2016-05 https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-01629063 https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-01629063/document https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-01629063/file/4fb27861e6bc6ff96e1cb63934bb2e03.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.02.027 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.02.027 halshs-01629063 https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-01629063 https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-01629063/document https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-01629063/file/4fb27861e6bc6ff96e1cb63934bb2e03.pdf doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2016.02.027 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0006-3207 Biological Conservation https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-01629063 Biological Conservation, Elsevier, 2016, 197, pp.90-97. ⟨10.1016/j.biocon.2016.02.027⟩ Spatial heterogeneity Sociological survey Attitudes Brown bear Human-wildlife conflicts Large carnivores [SHS.ENVIR]Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2016 ftunivnantes https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.02.027 2022-07-12T23:42:43Z International audience Human dimension is an important component of large carnivore management and conservation. Here, we focus on the human-wildlife conflict related to depredation of livestock by Pyrenean brown bears (Ursus arctos), despite the population being among the smallest in the world. Two reintroductions were performed in the past to ensure the survival of the population, yet its conservation status remains critical due to small size, heavy inbreeding and disagreements over its management. We investigated the often-neglected spatial variations in attitude towards predator presence to improve our understanding of the human dimensions surrounding this conflict. We used a questionnaire to assess the drivers explaining the attitude of the local human population (n = 577) of the Pyrenees towards bear presence. Our results show that spatial variables (place of birth and county of residence of the respondent) are strong predictors of attitude. The residents of two counties in particular (Haute-Garonne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques) displayed a positive attitude, while the residents of the Hautes-Pyrénées county had the most negative attitude. People born outside of the Pyrenees also showed a more positive inclination towards bear presence than people born and raised in France's southwestern mountain range. Both these results may imply a link between the history of local communities with predator presence and their current attitude. Accounting for small-scale spatial heterogeneity in social–ecological studies of human-wildlife conflicts will prove useful to get a more accurate mapping of attitudes and inform subsequent management decisions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Biological Conservation 197 90 97 |
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Spatial heterogeneity Sociological survey Attitudes Brown bear Human-wildlife conflicts Large carnivores [SHS.ENVIR]Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies Piédallu, Blaise Quenette, Pierre-yves Mounet, Coralie Lescureux, Nicolas Borelli-Massines, Maylis Dubarry, Etienne Camarra, Jean-Jacques Gimenez, Olivier Spatial variation in public attitudes towards brown bears in the French Pyrenees |
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International audience Human dimension is an important component of large carnivore management and conservation. Here, we focus on the human-wildlife conflict related to depredation of livestock by Pyrenean brown bears (Ursus arctos), despite the population being among the smallest in the world. Two reintroductions were performed in the past to ensure the survival of the population, yet its conservation status remains critical due to small size, heavy inbreeding and disagreements over its management. We investigated the often-neglected spatial variations in attitude towards predator presence to improve our understanding of the human dimensions surrounding this conflict. We used a questionnaire to assess the drivers explaining the attitude of the local human population (n = 577) of the Pyrenees towards bear presence. Our results show that spatial variables (place of birth and county of residence of the respondent) are strong predictors of attitude. The residents of two counties in particular (Haute-Garonne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques) displayed a positive attitude, while the residents of the Hautes-Pyrénées county had the most negative attitude. People born outside of the Pyrenees also showed a more positive inclination towards bear presence than people born and raised in France's southwestern mountain range. Both these results may imply a link between the history of local communities with predator presence and their current attitude. Accounting for small-scale spatial heterogeneity in social–ecological studies of human-wildlife conflicts will prove useful to get a more accurate mapping of attitudes and inform subsequent management decisions. |
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Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales (PACTE) Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble (IEPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 ) Eco-Anthropologie et Ethnobiologie (EAE) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Spatial variation in public attitudes towards brown bears in the French Pyrenees |
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Spatial variation in public attitudes towards brown bears in the French Pyrenees |
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Spatial variation in public attitudes towards brown bears in the French Pyrenees |
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Spatial variation in public attitudes towards brown bears in the French Pyrenees |
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Spatial variation in public attitudes towards brown bears in the French Pyrenees |
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