Journal
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
Volume 13, Issue 9, Pages 1647-1658Publisher
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000029328.81255.38
Keywords
attitudes; large carnivores; management implications; situation specificity; socio-political context
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A survey on attitudes toward large carnivores was conducted in a representative sample of the Norwegian population (n = 3134). People were asked about the acceptability of carnivores living in remote wilderness, close to where people live, killing livestock, killing pets, or threatening humans. Large differences in acceptability appeared across the five situations. Wolves and bears were less acceptable than lynx and wolverines when observed close to where people live. Negative associations were found between acceptability and lack of personal control, economic loss, and respondents' age. Acceptability was higher among males than among females, and higher among urban than among rural residents. The results showed that general measures of attitudes alone toward large carnivores were of limited value in wildlife management. The situational and social specificity of these attitudes should be given more attention.
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