Species' cultural heritage inspires a conservation ethos: The evidence in black and white
Species' cultural heritage inspires a conservation ethos: The evidence in black and white
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物种文化遗产激发保护精神：白纸黑字的证据
DOI：
10.1111/conl.12636
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
8.5
通讯作者：
Hopper N
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作者：
Hopper N
鸟类在几乎每一种文化的艺术和民间传说中都占有突出的地位。然而，在工业化国家，这种丰富的文化遗产在很大程度上被保护生物学家所忽视。以欧亚喜鹊（Pica pica）为重点物种，我们进行了一项基于课堂的调查，以测试鸟类文化遗产在激发英国学童保护精神方面的价值，并将其与其他信息类型和因素的影响进行比较。虽然确定的影响并不强烈，物种的文化遗产被认为是有价值的，保护问题的一个积极的驱动程序，我们建议，有可能持续到成年时，某些其他保护动机可能会失败。因此，我们鼓励将其更广泛地纳入保护教育和推广计划。我们的发现构成了物种文化遗产潜在价值的重要“第一句话”，以激发持久的保护精神。
Birds feature prominently in the arts and folklore of practically every culture. Yet, in industrialized countries, this rich cultural heritage is largely ignored by conservation biologists. Taking the Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica) as a focal species, we conducted a classroom‐based survey to test the value of avian cultural heritage for inspiring a conservation ethos among UK schoolchildren, comparing it with the effects of other information types and factors. Although identified effects were not strong, species’ cultural heritage was found to be valued and a positive driver of conservation concern—one, we suggest, that has the potential to endure into adulthood when certain other conservation motivations may fail. We therefore encourage its more widespread incorporation into conservation education and outreach programs. Our findings constitute an important “first word” on the potential value of species’ cultural heritage for inspiring a lasting conservation ethos.