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Kathryn Mazaika School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution George Mason University October 8, 2014

Examining the Conflicts Arising in Human-Black Bear Encounters in the Tahoe Basin: A Mixed Methods Analysis. Kathryn Mazaika School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution George Mason University October 8, 2014. Introduction. Project Study Area Research Questions Methods Interviews

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Kathryn Mazaika School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution George Mason University October 8, 2014

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  1. Examining the Conflicts Arising in Human-Black Bear Encounters in the Tahoe Basin: A Mixed Methods Analysis Kathryn Mazaika School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution George Mason University October 8, 2014

  2. Introduction • Project Study Area • Research Questions • Methods • Interviews • Background Survey • Findings & Results • Conclusions • Significance of the Research

  3. Project Study Area • Lake Tahoe Basin • Two States • California & Nevada • Four Counties • Placer, El Dorado, Washoe & Douglas • Two Cities • South Lake Tahoe & Carson City • Approx. 63 Distinct Neighborhoods & Communities

  4. Research Questions • M essages participants receive about bears • Role(s) of messages in forming ideas about black bears • Role(s) of ideas in making decisions to intervene in black bear encounters • Defining a problem black bear through its behavior • More peaceful coexistence with black bears

  5. Methods Mixed Methods Research Design Partially Mixed Concurrent Dominant Status (Leech, 2009) • Semi-structured Interviews & Background Survey • Conducted Concurrently • Analyzed & Interpreted Separately Document Reviews • State Laws, Policies • Local Ordinances • Incident Reporting

  6. Interview Questions • Ideas about Black Bears • Encounters – Problem Encounters • Knowledge of Black Bear Management & Non-lethal Approaches • Community Meetings & Attendance

  7. Survey Focus & Structure • Ideas about Animals & Black Bears • Black Bear Management • Community & Community Decision-making • Community Decision-making Processes & Important Conditions

  8. Document Reviews • Nevada & California Wildlife Laws & Policies • California State Parks Policies for Human Bear Management • Trash Containment & Management • Wildlife Incident Reporting Systems

  9. Findings & Results Key Interview Findings • Ideas about Bears • Problems Arising in Human-Black Bear Encounters • Community Problem-Solving • Community Support Systems • Community

  10. Findings & Results Background Survey Results • Frequencies for Overall Background Survey • Significance Testing • Gender • Importance of an Impartial Facilitator • Potential for Conflict Index

  11. PCI2 – Unipolar scale Gender & Impartial Facilitator Very Important Not Important At All Female Male

  12. PCI2 – Unipolar scale Age & Impartial Facilitator Very Important Not Important At All Twenties/Thirties Fifties Seventies + Forties Sixties

  13. Conclusions • Ideas about Black Bears • Problems Arising in Human-Black Bear Encounters • Community Problem-Solving • Community Support Systems • Community

  14. Significance of Research • Expands CAR Literature to Include Focus on Wildlife • Expands Human Dimensions of Wildlife Research • Introduces Potential for Conflict Index to CAR

  15. Thank you!Questions?Kathryn Mazaika kmazaika@comcast.netGeorge Mason UniversitySchool for Conflict Analysis & Resolutionwww.scar.gmu.edu

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