Flagship species are frequently used by conservation practitioners to raise funds and
awareness for reducing biodiversity loss. However, uncertainty remains in the academic …

Strategies to address the current unsustainable trajectory of our planet require deep
transformations. The leverage points perspective can support such efforts for transformative …

Conservation resources are limited, making it impossible to invest equally in all threatened
species. One way to maximise conservation gains is to focus upon those species with …

Annually, millions of tourists go on safari and visit zoos primarily to view large charismatic
wildlife. These venues rely on the inherent appeal of these animals to increase visitation and …

Zoos in the 21st century are striving to make effective contributions to conservation. Although
zoos are extremely popular and host over 600 million visitors worldwide, one challenge …

The concept of emotional affinity and connection with nature using the term of
'biophilia'along with its counter-part 'biophobia'has been merely researched in the area of …

Anthropomorphism has recently emerged in the literature as a useful tool for conservation.
Within the current conservation literature, description of the development of …

The flagship species paradigm (FSP) involves the selection of a species to strategically front
conservation efforts and marketing campaigns. Chosen species are often charismatic …

This article examines the combined influence of cognitions (ie, impact beliefs) and affect (ie,
feelings) on normative beliefs (ie, support for management options) about wolves and brown …

Studies about charismatic bird species have been carried out using the general public;
among the most common charismatic attributes are body mass and coloration. However …