The carrot or the stick? Evaluation of education and enforcement as management tools for human-wildlife conflicts.

ABSTRACT: Evidence-based decision-making is critical for implementing conservation actions, especially for human-wildlife conflicts, which have been increasing worldwide. Conservation practitioners recognize that long-term solutions should include altering human behaviors, and public education and enforcement of wildlife-related laws are two management actions frequently implemented, but with little empirical evidence evaluating their success. We used a system where human-black bear conflicts were common, to experimentally test the efficacy of education and enforcement in altering human behavior to better secure attractants (garbage) from bears. We conducted 3 experiments in Aspen CO, USA to evaluate: 1) on-site education in communal dwellings and construction sites, 2) Bear Aware educational campai

SUBMITTER: Baruch-Mordo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3020222 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature