PS67 – Estimating the Willingness to Pay for the Ecosystem services provided by the Brown bear
Clara Tattoni, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Brown bears play a critical ecological role in many ecosystems, delivering diverse ecosystem services (ES), including biodiversity support, nutrient cycling […]
PS47 – Temporal changes in perceptions around sharing the landscape with bears in the Cantabrian Mountains
María Párraga, Fundación Oso Pardo Brown bears in the Cantabrian Mountains (NW Spain) have experienced a remarkable recovery and spatial expansion over the last decades. Approximately, 370 individuals and a […]
PS49 – Human dimensions and bear density data predict human-bear conflict hotspots
Taylor Peltier, Utah State University Regulated hunting and shifting public attitudes toward black bears (Ursus americanus) have facilitated the species’ recovery across many regions of the United States. In Michigan’s […]
PS51 – Coexistence Under Pressure: farmers’ perceptions, emotions, and informal information
Mihai POP, Research and Development Institute for Wildlife and Mountain Resources/University of Bucharest/ Association for the Conservation of Biological Diversity Human-bear coexistence is under pressure in Europe due to the […]
PS19 – Tourism pressure and human–bear coexistence: changing visitor knowledge and management preferences in the Tatra National Park (Poland)
Anna Filipowska, University of Agriculture in Krakow Tatra National Park (TPN, 211 km²), located in southern Poland, lies at the north-western edge of the Western Carpathian brown bear population. Between […]
PS20 – To what extent do local economies depend on the Cantabrian brown bears?
Laura García de la Fuente, University of Oviedo Measuring the economic dependence of rural and mountain businesses on brown bears can reveal the extent to which the species has become […]
PS32 – “Do We Have a Choice?” A Multispecies Ethnography on Returning Brown Bears in Rural Latvia
Nikija Kronberga, University of Freiburg, Germany After a long absence, the Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) population in Latvia has increased significantly, from only 11 confirmed individuals in 2015 […]
PS38 – Living among Bears: Human Dimensions of Conflict Among Missoula’s Unhoused Community
Alexandrea Manuel, University of Montana Few wildlife species are as deeply tied to Montana’s landscape and identity as the grizzly bear. Since the Endangered Species Act, recovery efforts have increased […]
OS35 – Developing a social-ecological systems approach to managing black bears in Michigan, USA
Julie Young, Taylor Peltier, Sara Fischer, Megan Stone, Emily Pomeranz, Coy Norton, Tyler Petroelje Human interactions with black bears (Ursus americanus) are increasing in the USA. This trend is evident […]
OR38 – Rangewide Perspectives on Sloth Bear Status and Threats by Non-specialist Wildlife Professionals on the Ground
Pratikkumar Desai, Nishith Dharaiya, Thomas Sharp, Dave Garshelis Bear conservation relies heavily on the data and “expert opinions” of specialists. For bear species of Asia, it is rare to elicit […]