Understanding human attitudes towards bats and the role of information and aesthetics to boost a positive response as a conservation tool

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datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationAnimal Conservation, 24 (6), 945-937, 2021
datacite.alternateIdentifier.doi10.1111/acv.12692
datacite.alternateIdentifier.issn1469-1795
datacite.creatorBoso, Àlex
datacite.creatorÁlvarez Escobar, Boris S.
datacite.creatorPérez, Beatriz
datacite.creatorImio, Juan Carlos
datacite.creatorAltamirano, Adison
datacite.creatorLisón, Fulgencio
datacite.date2021
datacite.rightsRegistro bibliográfico
datacite.subjectAesthetic Appeal
datacite.subjectChiroptera
datacite.subjectConservation
datacite.subjectHuman wildlife Conflict
datacite.subjectPublic Attitudes
datacite.subjectPublic Knowledge
datacite.subjectBat
datacite.subjectConservation
datacite.subjectEsthetics
datacite.subjectHuman Behavior
datacite.subjectInformation
datacite.subjectKnowledge
datacite.subjectNature-society Relations
datacite.subjectPublic Attitude
datacite.titleUnderstanding human attitudes towards bats and the role of information and aesthetics to boost a positive response as a conservation tool
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-06T14:21:39Z
dc.date.available2025-10-06T14:21:39Z
dc.description.abstractAn understanding of human attitudes towards wildlife can be an essential element in the success or failure of a conservation initiative, policy or practice and represents one of the main conservation problems for wildlife species. Despite the ecosystem services bats provide, they often are a socially stigmatized group, misperceived and even hunted. This problem has been on the increase as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. We examined how aesthetic appeal and informational factors could influence human attitudes towards bats in a survey of 1966 participants from Spanish-speaking countries. Gender, educational level, religiousness and previous experiences with bats were relevant variables to understand attitudes towards them. The results indicate that both aesthetic and informational stimuli increase the positive responses, reducing the negatives on the participants' attitudes. Our results show the importance of public attitudes to achieve conservation goals, especially in the context of human-wildlife conflict. Bats are not charismatic animals and are still surrounded in mystery; however, our findings could benefit bat conservation plans, allowing the development of new communication strategies both locally and nationally and increasing public acceptance that will facilitate bat conservation. © 2022 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
dc.description.ia_keywordattitudes, conservation, bats, human, towards, wildlife, understanding
dc.identifier.issn1367-9430
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/6718
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relationinstname: ANID
dc.relationreponame: Repositorio Digital RI2.0
dc.rights.driverinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceAnimal Conservation
dc.subject.ia_odsODS 5: Igualdad de género
dc.subject.ia_oecd1nCiencias Naturales
dc.subject.ia_oecd2nCiencias Biológicas
dc.subject.ia_oecd3nEcología
dc.type.driverinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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dc.type.openaireinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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oaire.citationEdition2021
oaire.citationEndPage945
oaire.citationIssue6
oaire.citationStartPage937
oaire.citationTitleAnimal Conservation
oaire.citationVolume24
oaire.fundingReferenceFIA PYT-2017-0188, PYT-2018-0065
oaire.fundingReferenceANID FONDECYT 11180514, 1171445 (Regular)
oaire.licenseConditionCopyright © The Zoological Society of London, 2021
oaire.resourceTypeArtículo
oaire.resourceType.enArticle
uct.catalogadorjvu
uct.comunidadCiencias de la Saluden_US
uct.departamentoDepartamento de Psicología
uct.facultadFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud
uct.indizacionScience Citation Index Expanded - SCIE
uct.indizacionScopus
uct.indizacionScimago
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