公众对一个被误解的捕食者的看法:人们对狼獾真正了解多少?教育项目能促进其保护吗?

IF 1.3 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 ECOLOGY
M. Bonamy, A. Harbicht, T. Herrmann, Christine Gagnon
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摘要

摘要作为加拿大最不为人所知的大型食肉动物之一,狼獾在其东部地区受到威胁或濒临灭绝,这使其成为保护计划的候选物种。然而,缺乏公众支持会大大降低此类项目成功的机会。为了评估公众对狼獾保护的支持程度、对该物种的认识和看法,对参观圣菲利西安动物园的成年人进行了调查。参与者的知识普遍较低,误解也很多,甚至在动物园的常客中也是如此。然而,人们的态度大多是积极的。为了评估暴露如何影响认知,对参加过或没有参加过动物园为期5天的夏令营的儿童进行了调查。两组对狼獾的了解程度相似。然而,参加过夏令营的孩子们表现出了更强的审美能力,与狼獾的负面联系更少。这些结果表明,虽然狼獾不是一个众所周知的物种,但人们对这个物种的看法并不一定是负面的。此外,动物园提供的各种形式的信息可能并不总是能被游客获取,但仍可能对公众如何看待狼獾等被误解的神秘物种产生积极影响。
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Public Opinion Toward a Misunderstood Predator: What do People Really Know about Wolverine and Can Educational Programs Promote its Conservation?
ABSTRACT Among the least known of Canada's large predators, the wolverine's status as threatened, or endangered throughout its eastern range, makes it a candidate for conservation programs. A lack of public support, however, can dramatically reduce the chances of such programs being successful. To assess the current state of support for wolverine conservation, knowledge and perceptions toward this species among the public, adults visiting the St. Félicien zoo were surveyed. Knowledge among participants was generally low and misconceptions were abundant, even among repeat visitors to the zoo. Attitudes, however, were mostly positive. To assess how exposure can influence perceptions, children were surveyed who had or had not attended a 5-day camp at the zoo. Both groups demonstrated similar levels of knowledge about wolverine. However, children who had attended the camp demonstrated a greater aesthetic appreciation and fewer negative associations with wolverines. These results suggest that while the wolverine is not a well-known species, people's perceptions toward this species are not necessarily negative. Additionally, information provided by zoos, in a variety of forms, may not always be acquired by visitors, but may still have a positive influence on how the public perceives cryptic misunderstood species such as the wolverine.
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Ecoscience
Ecoscience 环境科学-生态学
CiteScore
2.80
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13
审稿时长
>36 weeks
期刊介绍: Écoscience, is a multidisciplinary journal that covers all aspects of ecology. The journal welcomes submissions in English or French and publishes original work focusing on patterns and processes at various temporal and spatial scales across different levels of biological organization. Articles include original research, brief communications and reviews.
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