{"id":2977,"date":"2022-02-15T21:33:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T20:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/life-beaver.eu\/?page_id=2977"},"modified":"2022-05-19T11:39:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T10:39:52","slug":"public-opinion-pool-results","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/life-beaver.eu\/en\/results\/public-opinion-pool-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Opinion Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2977\" class=\"elementor elementor-2977 elementor-2225\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28dd3abf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28dd3abf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-122a4cdf sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"122a4cdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639f2bbc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"639f2bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3>PUBLIC OPINION Poll results<\/h3>\n<p>In autumn 2021, Institute Lutra and Valicon carried out public opinion poll focused on researching general beaver knowledge and public attitude towards beavers. The research was based on 515 participants in Slovenia and 502 participants from Croatia.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdbd1fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdbd1fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66aa0c0 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"66aa0c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb1790 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"1bb1790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2901\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2901\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">More ...<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2901\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2901\"><p style=\"line-height: 17.2pt; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Barlow Semi Condensed'; color: #5d5d5d;\">Only people from regions, where beavers are known to exist, or there is a possibility for them to spread to, were invited to participate in the survey. Two regions in Slovenia, Primorska and Notranjsko-kra\u0161ka region, were not included within the survey, as the beaver is absent from these two areas. The beaver is also highly unlikely to spread to these areas in the near future, due to physical barriers in the way. It was similar for some of the sea-side Croatian regions or counties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 17.2pt; background: white; overflow-wrap: break-word; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Barlow Semi Condensed'; color: #5d5d5d;\">The survey showed a relatively positive attitude towards beavers. Up to 70% of both Slovenian and Croatian participants questioned stated, that the thought of beavers was to some degree pleasant to them. In both countries people also stated that beavers were more useful to the environment than harmful. It was also general opinion that beaver activity should be allowed, however, it should be at the same time carefully regulated and managed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 17.2pt; background: white; overflow-wrap: break-word; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Barlow Semi Condensed'; color: #5d5d5d;\">Approximately half (47%) of all the participants in Slovenia and 51% of participants in Croatia have positive attitude towards beavers present on their land. Against the beaver presence on private land is approximately one third of the participants (36%) in Slovenia and 37% in Croatia. Undecided against this topic is 16% of the Slovenians and 12% of the Croatians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 17.2pt; background: white; overflow-wrap: break-word; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Barlow Semi Condensed'; color: #5d5d5d;\">There were some problems knowing certain ecology details from the life of a beaver, both in Slovenia as well as Croatia. Approximately 60% of the participants would like to know more of the life of a beaver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 17.2pt; background: white; overflow-wrap: break-word; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Barlow Semi Condensed'; color: #5d5d5d;\">Most of the dilemmas happened where people had to decide whether some of the statements were true or false. For example, one such difficult statement was whether beavers truly start to build dams, when hearing the water flow. Uncertainty also showed when assessing the statement, if beavers truly decrease the likelihood of floods. Both statements are correct. There is also some misinformation circling around general public regarding beaver eating habits as approximately 50% of participants in both countries were of the opinion that beavers eat fish. There was also high misinformation present regarding beaver being extinct in both countries for the last 200 years. Only 23% of participants in Slovenia and 13% of participants in Croatia knew that the statement is true.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d91876 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d91876\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e011ab sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"0e011ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2abf4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd2abf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can see the whole report on the public opinion poll <a href=\"https:\/\/life-beaver.eu\/projekt-life-beaver-slovenija-hrvaska-porocilo_valicon\/\">here<\/a> (in Slovene only).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47b7f08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47b7f08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9398405 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"9398405\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188ca56 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188ca56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c61f5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c61f5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3ff74f sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"c3ff74f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7929aab sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7929aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>ASSESSMENT ON CURRENT LEVEL OF AWARENESS AMONG MANAGERS OF PROTECTED AREAS, WATERS AND WOODLANDS (POLL RESULTS)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23a6824 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23a6824\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-000fbcc sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"000fbcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97a35f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d97a35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between the end of December 2022 and middle of February 2022 we carried out an opinion poll focused on awareness and attitude towards bevers among protected sites managers, such as Natura 2000 and other national protected areas (National, Regional and Local parks), water-ways managers as well as woodland managers. The survey was sent to The Slovenia Forest Service employees (including regional foresters), to the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation, to the Slovenian Water Agency, Fisheries Research Institute of Slovenia, Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia (CAFS), DOPPS \u2013 BirdLife Slovenia (only to the reserve managers Ormo\u0161ke lagune and I\u0161ki morost) as well as to all of the National, Regional as well as Local parks. The survey was set up using on-line A1 portfolio, the analysis of the results was undertaken by company Valicon under the leadership of Matej Mrevlje. As a template, we used similar questions as in the general public opinion poll, but they were adapted, to be suitable for more targeted audiences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b7eabd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b7eabd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28f4acf sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"28f4acf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b47b75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b47b75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f3654b sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"6f3654b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1710dec sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"1710dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2411\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2411\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">More ...<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2411\"><p>We, as well, added additional two questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is the beaver present in your regional area\/area of management and if it is, in what way do you notice its presence?<\/li>\n<li>What is or what do you think is the biggest problem due to beaver activities in your regional area\/area of management?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The survey produced 299 filled out questioners, 266 of them were completely filled out. In comparison with the general public opinion poll, it was clear that the site managers had a better understanding of the life and role of beavers in our environment. The only statement the site managers had problems with was, that the beaver starts building dams when it hears the sound of flowing water. Only about one fifth (19%) of the managers agreed that the statement is true. In comparison, 26% of the general public in Slovenia and 31% of the general public in Croatia agreed with the before mentioned statement.<\/p>\n<p>The site managers were in general more favourably inclined towards beavers and were of the opinion that people should let the beaver continue with its environmental engineering activities, but they are also aware of the problems which can arise (damage to the trees and increased flooding) and therefore they excessively emphasized the need of active management after active monitoring of the beaver population. The lowest percentage of the site managers (38%) out of all of the so far targeted groups, agreed with the statement that no beaver is allowed to be shot.<\/p>\n<p>Half of the site managers questioned confirmed that the beaver is already present on their management area, but despite this, not all managers have a direct contact with the beaver. The majority of those who do come across a beaver are predominantly involved with field work, the nature of work involving observation and surveying of landscape, identification and evaluation of reported damage and the consequences of beaver activities.<\/p>\n<p>The attitude towards the benefits or damages caused by beavers amidst the general public and site managers did not differ significantly, which indicates, that it is a necessity to carry out further informational lectures and workshops for both target groups. As many as one fifth of the questioned site managers (similar to general public) could not decide whether beavers are beneficial or damaging to the environment.<\/p>\n<p>A bit higher proportion of the site managers in comparison to the general public is of the opinion, that the beaver population in their area needs to increase.<\/p>\n<p>The site managers see a substantial danger in the damage beavers can cause involving flooding of roads, houses, fields as well as blocking culverts.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the suggested mitigation measures to counteract beaver activity, were not taken up by the site managers. So far, most of them looked up available literature to search for various solutions, as well as tree protection. Similarly, as with general public, site managers also detected low tolerance to more \u00bbviolent\u00ab measures, such as hunting and chasing beavers away from an area. As a favourite incentive to increase beaver favourability, the managers listed financial compensation to keep the riverbanks intact for the beaver families, financial compensation for the occurred damage, as well as a visit from a beaver expert to teach and explain mitigation measures to lessen the conflicts. The general public also listed as one of the measures, which would be well accepted, to be expert help in protecting trees from being gnawed by beavers in the proximity of their homes.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f4f5c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f4f5c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a909270 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"a909270\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-025888b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"025888b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can see the whole report on managers&#8217; opinion poll (as well as a comparison between the managers&#8217; and general public poll results) <a href=\"https:\/\/life-beaver.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Raziskava-med-Upravljalci-porocilo-valicon.pdf\">here<\/a> (in Slovene only).<\/p><p><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64206e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64206e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8adbe05 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"8adbe05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-075a37d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"075a37d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASSESSMENT ON CURRENT LEVEL OF AWARENESS AMONG FARMERS AND LANDOWNERS (POLL RESULTS)<br><br><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebb816c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebb816c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee2eab7 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"ee2eab7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea40c76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea40c76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c6505f sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"3c6505f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c48e8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92c48e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between January 27th, 2022, and March 10<sup>th<\/sup> 2022 we carried out an opinion poll focused on awareness and attitude towards beavers among farmers and landowners.<\/p><p>The survey was set up using an on-line template (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1ka.si\/\">https:\/\/www.1ka.si\/<\/a>), and the analysis of results was carried out by Valicon company (Mr. Matej Mrevlje). There were same questions as in the general public opinion poll, but they were adapted, to be suitable more for this specific target audience.<\/p><p>For farmers, we added additional questions:<\/p><ul><li><p>What is your view on the fact that beavers live or would live on your land?<\/p><\/li><li><p>Is the beaver present on your land and if so, in what way do you notice its presence?<\/p><\/li><li><p>Which category does your farm fall into according to orientation\/activities (multiple answers possible)? (e.g., Organic, Tourist, Livestock, Herbal etc.).<\/p><\/li><li><p>Would you be prepared to abandon tillage on the coastal land along the watercourses (5 m wide strip at streams or 15 m at rivers) and, if so, under what conditions?<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>The survey produced 129 completed questionnaires. The respondents were in average quite highly educated (87% having completed at least high school education or higher). 57% respondents were from Pomurje region. Most farms were agricultural\/livestock, 23% were organic ones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5157a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5157a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1772629 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"1772629\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a50c4ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a50c4ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ac9339 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"6ac9339\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f402c8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"8f402c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1501\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1501\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">More ...<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1501\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1501\"><p>In general, farmers\/landowners have a good general understanding of the life and role of beavers in our environment. Like managers and general public, most of them did not know that beaver starts building dams when it hears flowing water. Most of the farmers, in comparison to managers and public, also agreed with the statement that beavers reduce areas overgrown with trees.<\/p><p>Compared to managers and general public, there is a significantly higher percentage of farmers (26%) that have negative feelings toward beavers (compared to 7-8% only amongst managers and general public!). However, most farmers still have positive inclination toward beavers (60%).<\/p><p>Amongst farmers, there was highest percentage (compared to previous two questionnaires) of respondents who would not be that happy with seeing beaver, do not think they have a right to live regardless of damage they can cause. Only 50% of farmers think people should tolerate beavers\u2019 activities, and only 40% think beavers should not be killed at all. 67% farmers think beaver causes damage to them, and highest percentage, compared to previous respondent groups, think beavers also cause damage to roads and bridges (23%), beavers are a nuisance (30% farmers agree with this) and that they are more damaging than beneficial.<\/p><p>Landowners and farmers are also significantly more worried about beaver activities than general public.<\/p><p>However, only 23% of questioned farmers reported presence of beaver on their own land.<\/p><p>Most of the respondents answered their land (farmland, forests, or meadows) lies close to the streams or rivers (more than 48% closer than 20 m!).<\/p><p>Most farmers would be willing to abandon tillage on the coastal land along the watercourses in exchange for financial compensation (33%) or for land exchange (30%). 12% farmers would be ready to do it for free.<\/p><p>Like managers and general public, most farmers have not yet taken up most of the suggested mitigation measures to counteract beaver activity. So far, most of them looked up available literature to search for various solutions or complained to the competent authorities. They also tried to protect trees.<\/p><p>However, amongst farmers there is the lowest percentage of those who think they should never remove beaver lodge or dam; only 29% agree with this, and a significantly high (18%) number of farmers even think they are allowed to remove beaver structures whenever they want.<\/p><p>Higher number of farmers regarding other respondents also think population of beavers should decrease, although the majority agrees it should stay of the same size (38%) or higher.<\/p><p>Most of farmers agreed that financial incentives\/compensations would be the best solution to improve coexistence with beavers.<\/p><p>Compared to the general public, 26% of farmers have already heard of the LIFE Beaver project (compared to 7-8% of general public), but similar to public, relatively low percentage is interested in more info about beavers (62% only).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8014ff2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8014ff2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e5248c sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"0e5248c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3749c17 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3749c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can see the whole report on farmers&#8217;\/landowners&#8217; opinion poll <a href=\"https:\/\/life-beaver.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/anketna-raziskava-lastniki-zemljisc-porocilo_Valicon_05042022-1.pdf\">here<\/a> (in Slovene only).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUBLIC OPINION Poll results In autumn 2021, Institute Lutra and Valicon carried out public opinion poll focused on researching general beaver knowledge and public attitude towards beavers. 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