Approval of Wolves in Scandinavia: A Comparison Between Norway and Sweden

Sammanfattning

Based on Norwegian and Swedish representative national samples, and samples from areas with large mammalian carnivores present, we investigated whether well-known predictors for approval of wolves may explain between-country differences. Swedes were in general more positive than Norwegians were, while respondents in large carnivore areas, regardless of nationality, were less positive. The profile of those who approved wolf presence was the same in all samples. The difference between the samples was greater in Sweden, indicating that the relationship between urbanized and rural areas is more polarized in Sweden compared to Norway. We suggest this to be an effect of the fact that Norway's large carnivore and agriculture policies favor the rural population, and of a higher degree of urbanization in Sweden. We recommend future studies to look into the different power relations between people living in urban and rural areas, comparing countries with different degree of urbanization.

Nyckelord

Approval of wolves; comparative research; large carnivore; Norway; survey; Sweden

Publicerad i

Society and Natural Resources
2017, volym: 30, nummer: 9, sidor: 1127-1140
Utgivare: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC

SLU författare

• Sandström, Camilla

  • Umeå Universitet

• Ericsson, Göran

  • Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Vilt- och fiskeförvaltning

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2017.1315652

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