Study of consensus building for countermeasure against invasive alien raccoons.

本研究对北海道4个地区进行了态度调查，目的是建立对外来浣熊入侵对策的共识。关于当地居民对外来物种入侵问题的认识，通过新闻报道，普遍存在统一的认识，可见大部分当地居民缺乏生态保护意识。建立以生态保护为基础的共识是应对外来物种入侵的长期对策的绝对必要，也需要所有当地居民正确了解实际情况。加强学校教育和地方博物馆的启蒙对外来入侵的传播问题仍有待解决。很多年轻人并不关注浣熊入侵的问题，对基于动物保护或动物权利的灭绝浣熊表现出强烈的抵制。提供适当的信息也很重要，特别是向年轻一代提供信息，使年轻人能够在个人的基础上重新考虑这个问题，而不是通过标准化的想法。

We conducted the attitude survey for the purpose of consensus building for the countermeasure against invasive alien raccoons in 4 areas in Hokkaido.As for the understanding for the invasive alien species issues in local residents, the uniform understanding goes around through press coverage, and it became clear that most local residents don't have consciousness for the ecological conservation.The consensus building based on ecological conservation is absolutely imperative for the long-term countermeasures against the invasive alien species, and it is necessary that all local residents understand the actual condition correctly. Reinforcement of school education and enlightenment by local museum for the diffusion on invasive alien issues remains to be solved.Many young people don't pay attention on the invasive raccoon issues and show strong resistance to the extermination of raccoons based on the animal protection or animal rights. It is also important to provide appropriate information especially to young generation so that young people can reconsider this problem on an individual basis, not through the standardized idea.