Does public fear that bats spread COVID-19 jeopardize bat conservation?
Does public fear that bats spread COVID-19 jeopardize bat conservation?
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公众是否担心蝙蝠传播COVID-19会危及蝙蝠保护？
DOI：
10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108952
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发表时间：
2021-03
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Feng J
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作者：
Lu M;Wang X;Ye H;Wang H;Qiu S;Zhang H;Liu Y;Luo J;Feng J
蝙蝠有超过1400种，是哺乳动物中的第二大目，作为昆虫消费者、传粉者和种子传播者提供重要的生态服务。然而，蝙蝠经常与SARS，MERS和埃博拉等传染性人类疾病有关。早在2020年1月底，多项病毒学研究已表明蝙蝠可能是SARS-CoV-2（COVID-19的病原体）的来源。公众如何看待蝙蝠在COVID-19中的作用？在此，我们报告了在COVID-19爆发后不久收集的试点数据，使用两个在线调查，并结合保护干预实验，主要针对在中国接受或接受过高等教育的人。我们发现，84%的在线调查参与者（n = 13 589）误解了蝙蝠和COVID-19之间的关系，这加强了对蝙蝠的负面态度。蝙蝠的知识，性别和教育程度的参与者影响他们对蝙蝠的态度。表示对蝙蝠有更好了解的参与者对蝙蝠有更积极的态度。女性参与者对蝙蝠持负面态度的比例高于男性参与者。受教育程度较高的参与者在COVID-19爆发后对蝙蝠表现出更积极的态度。一场特别准备的蝙蝠保护讲座提高了人们对蝙蝠的认识和积极的态度，但未能纠正蝙蝠直接将SARS-CoV-2传播给人类的错误观念。我们认为，病毒学家将蝙蝠与疾病联系起来的方式，无数经常不准确的媒体报道，以及蝙蝠携带和传播疾病给人类的自然感知偏见，导致了误解。这可能导致了人类将蝙蝠从住宅和建筑物中驱逐的事件增加，以及中国捕杀疾病相关野生动物的立法提案。更好地了解疾病、野生动物和人类健康之间的关系有助于指导公众和政策制定者改进蝙蝠保护计划。
With >1 400 species, bats comprise the second-largest order of mammals and provide critical ecological services as insect consumers, pollinators, and seed dispersers. Yet, bats are frequently associated with infectious human diseases such as SARS, MERS, and Ebola. As early as the end of January 2020, several virological studies have suggested bats as a probable origin for SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19. How does the public view the role of bats in COVID-19? Here we report pilot data collected shortly after the outbreak of COVID-19 using two online surveys, combined with a conservation intervention experiment, primarily on people who are receiving or have received higher education in China. We found that 84% of the participants of an online survey (n = 13 589) have misunderstood the relationship between bats and COVID-19, which strengthened negative attitudes towards bats. Knowledge of bats, gender, and education level of the participants affected their attitudes towards bats. Participants who indicated a better knowledge of bats had a more positive attitude towards bats. The proportion of female participants who had negative attitudes towards bats was higher than that of male participants. Participants with a higher education level indicated a more positive attitude towards bats after the outbreak of COVID-19. A specially prepared bat conservation lecture improved peoples' knowledge of bats and the positive attitudes, but failed to correct the misconception that bats transmit SARS-CoV-2 to humans directly. We suggest that the way virologists frame the association of bats with diseases, the countless frequently inaccurate media coverages, and the natural perceptual bias of bats carrying and transmitting diseases to humans contributed to the misunderstandings. This probably led to a rise in the events of evicting bats from dwellings and structures by humans and the legislative proposal for culling disease-relevant wildlife in China. A better understanding of the relationship between disease, wildlife and human health could help guide the public and policymakers in an improved program for bat conservation.
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