Management Statement* | Mean | SD |
Educate the public about human-bear conflicts | 4.80 | 0.48 |
Encourage people to relocate or remove bear attractants | 4.28 | 1.08 |
Condition bears to stay away from urban areas | 4.20 | 0.89 |
Capture and relocate urban bears | 4.14 | 0.79 |
Use regulated hunting to manage bear numbers | 3.86 | 1.06 |
Leave bears alone | 3.60 | 1.05 |
Euthanize bears that repeatedly cause problems for people | 3.24 | 1.21 |
Euthanize black bears captured in urban areas | 2.25 | 1.18 |