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Geo-Spatial Aspects of Acceptance of Illegal Hunting of Large Carnivores in Scandinavia

Gangås, Kristin; Kaltenborn, Bjørn P.; Andreassen, Harry Peter
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2013
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Gangaas KE, Kaltenborn BP, Andreassen HP (2013) Geo-Spatial Aspects of Acceptance of Illegal Hunting of Large Carnivores in Scandinavia. PLoS ONE 8(7): e68849. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068849   10.1371/journal.pone.0068849
Abstract
Human-carnivore conflicts are complex and are influenced by: the spatial distribution of the conflict species; the

organisation and intensity of management measures such as zoning; historical experience with wildlife; land use patterns;

and local cultural traditions. We have used a geographically stratified sampling of social values and attitudes to provide a

novel perspective to the human – wildlife conflict. We have focused on acceptance by and disagreements between

residents (measured as Potential Conflict Index; PCI) towards illegal hunting of four species of large carnivores (bear, lynx,

wolf, wolverine). The study is based on surveys of residents in every municipality in Sweden and Norway who were asked

their opinion on illegal hunting. Our results show how certain social values are associated with acceptance of poaching, and

how these values differ geographically independent of carnivore abundance. Our approach differs from traditional survey

designs, which are often biased towards urban areas. Although these traditional designs intend to be representative of a

region (i.e. a random sample from a country), they tend to receive relatively few respondents from rural areas that

experience the majority of conflict with carnivores. Acceptance of poaching differed significantly between Norway (12.7–

15.7% of respondents) and Sweden (3.3–4.1% of respondents). We found the highest acceptance of illegal hunting in rural

areas with free-ranging sheep and strong hunting traditions. Disagreements between residents (as measured by PCI) were

highest in areas with intermediate population density. There was no correlation between carnivore density and either

acceptance of illegal hunting or PCI. A strong positive correlation between acceptance of illegal hunting and PCI showed

that areas with high acceptance of illegal hunting are areas with high potential conflict between people. Our results show

that spatially-stratified surveys are required to reveal the large scale patterns in social dynamics of human-wildlife conflicts.
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Plos One
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PLOS one

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