Questionnaire and survey data for Relying on wildlife management: How compensation programs can build trust and perceived control to sustain coexistence with brown bears in Poland

This repository contains the questionnaire, survey data, and metadata used in the study “Relying on wildlife management: How compensation programs can build trust and perceived control to sustain coexistence with brown bears in Poland” by Carlos Bautista, Alberto García-Rodríguez, Teresa Berezowska-Cnota, Marcin Bukowski, Sindhuja Sankaran, Nuria Selva, and Soledad de Lemus, published in Ambio (2026), DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02333-3.The study investigates how experiences with wildlife damage compensation, trust in institutions, and perceived control shape tolerance, risk perceptions, and behavioural intentions toward brown bear conservation among beekeepers in southern Poland.File descriptionsBees_and_Bears_Questionnaire_PL.pdfThis file contains the full questionnaire used in the survey, originally administered in Polish. It includes questions on knowledge about brown bears, beekeeping characteristics, experiences with bear damage, trust in management institutions, risk perceptions, attitudes toward bears, and conservation-related intentions.Bees_and_Bears_SurveyData.csvThis file contains the anonymized survey data collected from beekeepers. Each row corresponds to one respondent, and columns represent responses to questionnaire items as well as derived variables (e.g., knowledge score) and contextual information.Bees_and_Bears_DataDictionary.csvThis file provides detailed metadata for the survey dataset. It documents each variable name, the corresponding questionnaire item, response scales, and explanatory notes to facilitate correct interpretation and reuse of the data.