Rural and Urban Students’ Perceptions of and Attitudes toward Brown Bears in Turkey

摘要: ABSTRACTMany studies have examined adults’ perceptions of and attitudes toward large carnivores to assess human–wildlife conflict inform conservation strategies, but there been few concerning children. I studied secondary school students’ brown bears (Ursus arctos) other mammals in Turkey via a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire, consisting 18 questions, was completed by 215 rural 98 urban students. Both sets students liked bears; they were also afraid them unsure about living with the future. While no gender differences perceptions, marked between Urban had less contact nature, gained more their knowledge from documentaries, positive bears. They likely be species not present Turkey, for example, anaconda, while m...