After being extirpated from their historical distribution, black bears (Ursus americanus) have recolonized eastern Oklahoma, USA. As bears continue to establish populations in the region, understanding the cognitive factors that influence human acceptance of black bears will play an important role in facilitating coexistence. We hypothesized that a variety of variables drawing from the cognitive hierarchy and risk perception frameworks would affect human acceptance of black bears in eastern Oklahoma. We collected data using a mail‐back questionnaire administered to residents of eastern Oklahoma between August and November 2018. Perceptions of the current black bear population size, attitudes toward bears, valuing Oklahoma wildlife, behavioral intentions, and level of formal education all positively influenced acceptance of bears. Risk‐averse respondents and women were less accepting. Outreach to women and encouraging residents to reduce conflict by adopting bear‐safe behaviors may help raise acceptance capacity for black bears. © 2021 The Wildlife Society.

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决定人类接受黑熊的因素

从历史分布中消失后，黑熊（美洲熊熊））重新殖民了美国俄克拉荷马州东部。随着熊继续在该地区建立种群，了解影响人类接受黑熊的认知因素将在促进共存中发挥重要作用。我们假设，从认知等级和风险感知框架中得出的各种变量都会影响俄克拉荷马州东部对黑熊的人类接受程度。我们使用2018年8月至11月之间对俄克拉荷马州东部居民实施的回邮问卷收集了数据。对当前黑熊人口规模的认知，对熊的态度，对俄克拉荷马州野生动物的重视程度，行为意图和正规教育水平均对接受率产生了积极影响熊 规避风险的受访者和女性对此的接受程度较低。对妇女的宣传和鼓励居民采取熊安全行为来减少冲突，可能有助于提高黑熊的接受能力。©2021野生动物协会。