This article provides a first investigation on the attitude of South Tyrolean residents (northern Italy) toward the return of the wolf in their province. Data were collected through an online questionnaire, which was available for 54,527 residents (≥ 18 years old) of South Tyrol with internet access and a Facebook® account and was shared on the institute’s homepage. In total, 1818 valid responses were collected in 2 months in 2018. Cluster analysis evidenced four homogenous groups of respondents characterized by the components of attitude, their district community, the wolf distribution in their area, belief factors, and the personal fear of wolves. The data analysis revealed differences and relations between the four clusters in the level of knowledge, experience with wolves, education level, and the expected impact on the tourist sector. The obtained results (1) evidence some key factors influencing the attitude of residents, (2) underline the importance of considering small spatial scale attitudinal differences, and (3) urge for an extended human dimension of wolf coexistence research to support local management strategies.

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社会对南蒂罗尔（意大利）的狼归来的态度

本文提供了有关南蒂罗尔州居民（意大利北部）对他们所在省的狼归来的态度的首次调查。数据是通过在线问卷收集的，该问卷可供南蒂罗尔地区的54,527名居民（≥18岁）使用，并具有互联网访问权限和Facebook®帐户，并在研究所的主页上共享。在2018年的2个月中，总共收到1818份有效回复。聚类分析表明，有四类同质的受访者，其特征包括态度，所在社区，所在地区的狼分布，信仰因素以及对狼的个人恐惧感。数据分析揭示了这四个集群在知识水平，狼经验，教育水平以及对旅游业的预期影响方面的差异和关系。