Public interest in individual study animals can bolster wildlife conservation
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Human connections with individual wildlife could potentially increase tolerance of the species as a whole.
“Alternatively, we highlight how human connections with individual wildlife could potentially increase tolerance of the species as a whole (Wilkinson, 2023).”
From Of Rarity and Symbolism: Understanding Human Perceptions of Charismatic Color Morphs (2024) · cites this paper as Wilkinson, 2023
Naming animals to reflect the novelty of their features, such as charismatic coloration, allows them to be easily distinguished and remembered, building a collective sense of ownership or responsibility toward these individuals.
“The naming of animals to reflect the novelty of their features, such as charismatic coloration, further allows them to be easily distinguished and remembered, building a collective sense of ownership or responsibility toward these individuals (Borkfelt, 2011;Milstein, 2011;Wilkinson, 2023).”
From Of Rarity and Symbolism: Understanding Human Perceptions of Charismatic Color Morphs (2024) · cites this paper as Wilkinson, 2023
Public recognition and naming of individual animals have significant ramifications for conservation and overall persistence of species and even entire ecosystems.
“Although in scientific research, the naming of animals has been a debated topic, thought to have both benefits and drawbacks (Birke, 2009;Borkfelt, 2011;Wilkinson, 2023), public recognition and naming of individual animals have significant ramifications for conservation and overall persistence of species and even entire ecosystems.”
From Of Rarity and Symbolism: Understanding Human Perceptions of Charismatic Color Morphs (2024) · cites this paper as Wilkinson, 2023
The public attachment to and appreciation of P-22, a mountain lion monitored in Los Angeles, California, led to many conservation policies.
“For example, although not a charismatic color-morph, the public attachment to and appreciation of P-22, a mountain lion monitored in Los Angeles, California, led to many conservation policies (Wilkinson, 2023).”
From Of Rarity and Symbolism: Understanding Human Perceptions of Charismatic Color Morphs (2024) · cites this paper as Wilkinson, 2023
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- Authors
- Wilkinson, C. E.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wilkinson, Christine E.
- Venue
- Nature Ecology & Evolution
- Published
- 2023-02-22
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 478-479
- ISSN
- 2397-334X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4321501572
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4
- FWCI
- 5.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Nature Ecology & Evolution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Schmidt Science Fellowship
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Animal and Plant Science Education
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Keywords
- public interest, wildlife conservation, animal tracking, charismatic species, color morphs
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animals, Wild, Conservation of Natural Resources
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