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Data from "Living with giants: Polish stakeholders' perception of European bison in human-dominated landscapes". Ecology & Society (ES-2026-17672) Karolina Chuda (25131742) Magdalena Lenda (25122978) Małgorzata Grodzińska-Jurczak (16505661) Mariusz D. Boćkowski (25131773) Aniela Klara Skałkowska (25131774) Joanna Tusznio (25131768) Ecology not elsewhere classified conservation European bison extinction human-dominated landscapes human-wildlife coexistence social-ecological studies stakeholder perception war <p dir="ltr">This study was conducted in six municipalities where free-living bison herds were present during both survey years. Both in 2015 and in 2018, we examined the relationship between the basic knowledge of bison, stakeholders' professions, perceptions of bison, and perceptions of bison conservation goals in the region. This allowed us to asses changes in the perception of species and its conservation goals over time among the stakeholder groups during the implementation of the 'Diversification and Development of Bison Populations in north-western Poland' LIFE project.</p><p dir="ltr">This study utilized a mixed-method approach that included a questionnaire comprising 37 closed-ended and two open-ended questions (see file: Bison_data.xlsx). It was conducted from May to August in 2015 and 2018, using a combination of face-to-face and telephone interviews, along with postal and online surveys. The survey method was customized for each stakeholder group to maximize response rates, minimize time, and reduce costs. A total of 142 and 170 survey questionnaires were collected in 2015 and 2018, respectively, meeting the planned participation rates for each stakeholder category in the sample. The samples for 2015 and 2018 were not interconnected, and participants were independently selected for each year. However, the questionnaires were collected within the same stakeholder groups, accessed through contacting the same institutions and secretaries in 2015 and 2018, or interviewed within the same areas (in case of farmers). The survey did not include questions about demographic variables such as gender, age, and socioeconomic status. </p><p><br></p> 2026-09-28T14:49:15Z Dataset Dataset 10.6084/m9.figshare.34014675.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_from_Living_with_giants_Polish_stakeholders_perception_of_European_bison_in_human-dominated_landscapes_Ecology_Society_ES-2026-17672_/34014675 CC BY 4.0