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Location
Hot Springs, AR
Start Date
6-4-2003 12:00 AM
Description
Members of several stakeholder groups in Alabama were surveyed regarding their experience with bear damage and their potential tolerance for bear damage assuming black bear numbers were to increase. Very little bear related damage was reported. Regression analysis revealed that support for reintroduction, group affiliation, educational status, and knowledge of bears were important in explaining variation in the level of tolerance for potential bear related damage. Members of commodity related groups (i.e. beekeepers, cattlemen) were less likely to be tolerant of bear damage. Educational programs should be implemented before augmentation of the bear population in Alabama is attempted.
Recommended Citation
Underwood, W. V., & Armstrong, J. B. (2003). Stakeholder values related to black bear damage in Alabama. In Fagerstone, K.A. & Witmer, G.W. (Eds.), The Tenth Wildlife Damage Management Conference (114-119). Hot Springs, AR: National Wildlife Research Center.
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Stakeholder Values Related to Black Bear Damage in Alabama
Hot Springs, AR
Members of several stakeholder groups in Alabama were surveyed regarding their experience with bear damage and their potential tolerance for bear damage assuming black bear numbers were to increase. Very little bear related damage was reported. Regression analysis revealed that support for reintroduction, group affiliation, educational status, and knowledge of bears were important in explaining variation in the level of tolerance for potential bear related damage. Members of commodity related groups (i.e. beekeepers, cattlemen) were less likely to be tolerant of bear damage. Educational programs should be implemented before augmentation of the bear population in Alabama is attempted.