Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues
Human-carnivore coexistence is a multi-faceted issue that requires an understanding of the diverse attitudes and perspectives of the communities living with large carnivores. To inform initiatives that encourage behaviors in line with conservation goals, we focused on assessing the two components of...
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ftunivromairis:oai:iris.uniroma1.it:11573/1259506 2024-04-21T08:13:00+00:00 Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues Glikman, Jenny A. Ciucci, Paolo Marino, Agnese Davis, Elizabeth O. Bath, Alistair J. Boitani, Luigi Glikman, Jenny A. Ciucci, Paolo Marino, Agnese Davis, Elizabeth O. Bath, Alistair J. Boitani, Luigi 2019 http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1259506 https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.25 eng eng Wiley info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000576963100002 volume:1 issue:5 numberofpages:11 journal:CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1259506 doi:10.1111/csp2.25 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85077359543 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess attitude brown bear human–wildlife coexistence Italy national park info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2019 ftunivromairis https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.25 2024-03-28T02:03:58Z Human-carnivore coexistence is a multi-faceted issue that requires an understanding of the diverse attitudes and perspectives of the communities living with large carnivores. To inform initiatives that encourage behaviors in line with conservation goals, we focused on assessing the two components of attitudes (i.e., feelings and beliefs), as well as norms of local communities coexisting with Apennine brown bears (Ursus arctos marsicanus) for a long time. This bear population is under serious extinction risks due to its persistently small population size, which is currently confined to the long-established protected area of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park (PNALM) and its surrounding region in central Italy. We interviewed 1,611 residents in the PNALM to determine attitudes and values toward bears. We found that support for the bear's legal protection was widespread throughout the area, though beliefs about the benefits of conserving bears varied across geographic administrative districts. Our results showed that residents across our study areas liked bears. At the same time, areas that received more benefits from tourism were more strongly associated with positive feelings toward bears. Such findings provide useful information to improve communication efforts of conservation authorities with local communities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Sapienza Università di Roma: CINECA IRIS Conservation Science and Practice 1 5 e25 |
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Human-carnivore coexistence is a multi-faceted issue that requires an understanding of the diverse attitudes and perspectives of the communities living with large carnivores. To inform initiatives that encourage behaviors in line with conservation goals, we focused on assessing the two components of attitudes (i.e., feelings and beliefs), as well as norms of local communities coexisting with Apennine brown bears (Ursus arctos marsicanus) for a long time. This bear population is under serious extinction risks due to its persistently small population size, which is currently confined to the long-established protected area of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park (PNALM) and its surrounding region in central Italy. We interviewed 1,611 residents in the PNALM to determine attitudes and values toward bears. We found that support for the bear's legal protection was widespread throughout the area, though beliefs about the benefits of conserving bears varied across geographic administrative districts. Our results showed that residents across our study areas liked bears. At the same time, areas that received more benefits from tourism were more strongly associated with positive feelings toward bears. Such findings provide useful information to improve communication efforts of conservation authorities with local communities. |
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Glikman, Jenny A. Ciucci, Paolo Marino, Agnese Davis, Elizabeth O. Bath, Alistair J. Boitani, Luigi |
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Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues |
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Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues |
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Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues |
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