Urban Bird Feeding: Connecting People with Nature.
Urban Bird Feeding: Connecting People with Nature.
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城市鸟类饲养：连接人与自然。
DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0158717
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发表时间：
2016
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Gaston KJ
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作者：
Cox DT;Gaston KJ
在生物多样性空前丧失的时代，研究人员日益认识到自然给人类带来的广泛利益。然而，随着人们生活在更加城市化的生活方式中，与自然世界的接触逐渐减少，减少了这些好处，并阻碍了积极的环保行为。为花园鸟类提供食物是一个日益增长的全球现象，为人们提供了一种容易获得的方式来应对这一趋势。然而，尽管它很受欢迎，人们对为什么要喂鸟仍然知之甚少。我们探索了三种大致定义的鸟类喂养动机：它提供了心理上的好处，是由于对鸟类福利的关注，和/或由于更普遍的自然取向。我们对英格兰南部城镇的家庭进行了定量调查，以探讨他们对花园鸟类喂养的态度和行动。每个家庭对三个动机中的每一个都做了三个李克特陈述。我们发现，经常喂鸟的人在看到花园里的鸟时，会感到更放松，更亲近自然，并认为喂鸟有利于鸟类的福利，同时投入时间将相关风险降至最低。最后，喂养鸟类可能是一种更广泛的自然取向的表达。总的来说，我们发现放松和与自然联系的感觉是最强大的驱动因素。随着城市扩张对物种保护的威胁和人类与自然世界关系的改变，喂养鸟类可能为人类与自然的接触提供了一个重要的工具，从而使人类和自然保护都受益。
At a time of unprecedented biodiversity loss, researchers are increasingly recognizing the broad range of benefits provided to humankind by nature. However, as people live more urbanized lifestyles there is a progressive disengagement with the natural world that diminishes these benefits and discourages positive environmental behaviour. The provision of food for garden birds is an increasing global phenomenon, and provides a readily accessible way for people to counter this trend. Yet despite its popularity, quite why people feed birds remains poorly understood. We explore three loosely defined motivations behind bird feeding: that it provides psychological benefits, is due to a concern about bird welfare, and/or is due to a more general orientation towards nature. We quantitatively surveyed households from urban towns in southern England to explore attitudes and actions towards garden bird feeding. Each household scored three Likert statements relating to each of the three motivations. We found that people who fed birds regularly felt more relaxed and connected to nature when they watched garden birds, and perceived that bird feeding is beneficial for bird welfare while investing time in minimising associated risks. Finally, feeding birds may be an expression of a wider orientation towards nature. Overall, we found that the feelings of being relaxed and connected to nature were the strongest drivers. As urban expansion continues both to threaten species conservation and to change peoples’ relationship with the natural world, feeding birds may provide an important tool for engaging people with nature to the benefit of both people and conservation.