Social-ecological System Dynamics of Restoration of Asiatic Black Bears and Management Planning in National Park

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Jirisan National Park is a habitat for Asiatic black bears, but it is also a place for local residents and hikers to enjoy nature. Therefore, understanding of the social-ecological system formed by the interaction of nature and humans is becoming an important topic of the Asiatic black bear restoration project. Now, in addition to securing a quantitative population of bears, realizing the harmonious coexistence of wildlife and humans and restoring the health of the whole ecosystem and biological members, the setting of a new goal and a management plan should be established to manage the habitat environment of Asiatic black bears in consideration of the social-ecological system. In this study, we established a management plan based on the analysis of the social-ecological system of the Asiatic black bear restoration project at Mt. Jiri, using systematic thinking. The results of the study can be used to improve current management plans and establish new plans at the Species Restoration Center in the Korea National Park Service.

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