The culture of bird conservation: Australian stakeholder values regarding iconic, flagship and rare birds

被引:15
作者
Ainsworth, Gillian B. [1 ,2 ]
Fitzsimons, James A. [3 ,4 ]
Weston, Michael A. [5 ]
Garnett, Stephen T. [1 ]
机构
[1] Charles Darwin Univ, Res Inst Environm & Livelihoods, Darwin, NT, Australia
[2] Ctr Ecol & Hydrol, Coastal Seas Ecol Grp, Bush Estate, Penicuik EH26 0QB, Midlothian, Scotland
[3] Nature Conservancy, Suite 2-01,60 Leicester St, Carlton, Vic 3053, Australia
[4] Deakin Univ, Sch Life & Environm Sci, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Vic 3125, Australia
[5] Deakin Univ, Ctr Integrat Ecol, Sch Life & Environm Sci, Burwood Campus,221 Burwood Hwy, Geelong, Vic 3125, Australia
关键词
Knowledge; Preference; Prioritisation; Socio; ecological; Attitude; UMBRELLA SPECIES CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; WILDLIFE; HABITAT; TOURISM; ARK;
D O I
10.1007/s10531-017-1438-1
中图分类号
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号
090705 ;
摘要
Iconic, flagship and rare threatened bird taxa attract disproportionate amounts of public attention, and are often used to enable broader conservation strategies. Yet, little is known about why certain taxa achieve iconic or flagship status. Also unclear is whether the perception of rarity among those acting to conserve threatened birds is sufficient to influence attitudes and behaviour that lead to effective conservation action and, if so, which characteristics of rare birds are important to their conservation. We interviewed 74 threatened bird conservation stakeholders to explore perceptions about iconic, flagship and rare threatened birds and classified their attitudes using a new typology of avifaunal attitudes. There was a relationship between societal interest and conservation effort for threatened species characterised as iconic, flagship and rare. Iconic species tended to arouse interest or emotion in people due to being appealing and readily encountered, thereby attracting conservation interest that can benefit other biodiversity. Flagships tended to have distinguishing physical or cultural characteristics and were used to convey conservation messages about associated biodiversity. Attitudes about rarity mostly related to a taxon's threatened status and small population size. Rarity was important for threatened bird conservation but not always associated with attitudes and behaviour that lead to effective conservation action. We conclude that conservation action for individual threatened bird taxa is biased and directly influenced by the ways taxa are socially constructed by stakeholders, which is specific to prevailing culture and stakeholder knowledge.
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页码:345 / 363
页数:19
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