Possibilities of Precautionary Measures against Brown Bears in Sapporo

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22510038
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: Muroran Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: KAMEDA Masato 室蘭工業大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (20169642)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MARUYAMA Hiroshi 室蘭工業大学, 工学研究科, 名誉教授 (70281871)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 環境政策 / 人間生活環境 / 野生生物保護管理 / 野生動物 / ヒグマ / 札幌 / 住民意識 / 意識調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aimed to better understand the attitudes and behaviors of residents toward brown bears and brown bear management in Sapporo. The authors conducted mail surveys among the residents of Sapporo in 2012 and 2014.
The results showed some unchanged tendencies such that more people tolerate bear habitation outside the human residential areas, and that about half the residents take some kinds of precautions against bears.
The results also showed some changes such that more people than ever want the municipality to help people take precautions and/or to introduce compensasion programs, and that the residents of the areas without bears tolerate less than ever bear habitation outside the human residential areas.

Free Research Field

環境政策