Changes in attitudes toward wolves in Croatia

摘要: Against a background of an evolving wolf policy process we carried out personal structured interviews with residents three regions within Croatian range in 1999 (n = 1209) and repeated the study, using same methodology 2003 1172). We documented change public support for conservation control wolves. The was result real attitudes not age structure sampled population. changes were two southern regions, Lika Dalmatia, shifting towards more neutral viewpoint, as there decrease to It seems that different birth cohorts react differently activities. In 1999, younger cohort groups may have been influenced by legal protection campaign. older reacted sympathetically livestock concerns thus held stronger negative toward Using human dimensions research evaluative tool can help large carnivore managers be adaptive effective their management solutions.