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The aim is to understand landowners' intentions and acceptance of American black bears in Mississippi.

Living with black bears? Understanding landowner intentions and acceptance in a recolonizing landscape

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Randomized trial assesses landowner intentions to accept black bears, indicating the need for educational strategies.

The aim is to understand landowners' intentions and acceptance of American black bears in Mississippi.
Self-administered mail survey of 4080 landowners in Mississippi
Analysis of 1266 returned surveys to assess acceptance intentions
Evaluated determinants such as perceived control, attitudes, and social trust
Perceived behavioral control emerged as the strongest predictor of acceptance intentions.
Higher social trust and perceived benefits correlated with increased acceptance of black bears.
The model explained approximately 70% of the variation in acceptance across different counties.

Pant et al. (2026) studied this question.

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