Conservation of biodiversity is above all else an exercise in human persuasion. Human
behavior drives all substantive threats to biodiversity; therefore, influencing it is the only path …

Researchers in conservation fields have recently highlighted the potential for visual
storytelling to convey environmental messages to large audiences. However, an effective …

Feeling guilty about the occurrence of environmental problems is not uncommon; however,
not everyone experiences it. Why are there such individual differences? Considering that …

In urbanized societies that are increasingly disconnected from nature, communicating
ecological and species awareness is crucial to revert the global environmental crisis …

Identifying rates at which birders engage with different species can inform the impact and
efficacy of conservation outreach and the scientific use of community-collected biodiversity …

Playing video games is often perceived as the antithesis of engaging with, and learning
about, the natural world. Nevertheless, there is growing recognition that digital media is now …

Increasingly, public discourse occurs on social media including about national parks, but
how much of it is relevant to park management and what topics/events cause debate? Using …

Non-human animals are ubiquitous in human lives: we dress with their fur and their skin, we
eat their meat, and we visit them in zoos and aquaria (DeMello, 2012). Some of us construct …

Tourism is a rapidly developing industry in ecologically sensitive remote areas, especially in
developing countries. Although a lucrative livelihood alternative, it is often responsible for …

Raising public interest in and conservation activity for threatened species is critically
important for successful biodiversity conservation. However, our understanding of what …