Entomotourism: The Allure of the Arthropod

Lemelin, Raynald Harvey; Boileau, Elizabeth Y. S.; Russell, Constance

doi:10.1163/15685306-00001830

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“…These results imply that conservation campaigns built around species people encounter may build lifelong awareness, concern, and actions towards conservation. and overwintering sites now draw thousands of ecotourists each year (Lemelin & Jaramillo-López, 2019;Lemelin, Boileu, & Russell, 2019). Thanks to school programs and large-scale monitoring projects, public awareness of monarchs has grown over generations who are interacting with monarchs "in the wild" (Young-Isebrand et al 2015;…”

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A Case Study of a Conservation Flagship Species: The Monarch Butterfly

Preston

Liao

Toombs

et al. 2021

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What makes a flagship species effective in engaging conservation donors? Large, charismatic mammals are typically selected as ambassadors, but a few studies suggest butterflies – and monarchs in particular – may be even more appealing. To gather more information about people’s responses to monarchs, we conducted an empirical study of member submissions to a successful conservation campaign, the Monarch Story Campaign, conducted by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). The set of 691 stories along with their associated demographic and donation data was analyzed in a mixed-methods study using qualitative analysis and tests of association. The results showed that people often described encounters with monarchs in childhood and as adults. They expressed strong, positive emotions, and lauded the monarch’s beauty and other “awe-inspiring” qualities and expressed wonder at their lifecycle (i.e., metamorphosis and migration). They also raised conservation themes of distress at monarch loss, calls for action, and caretaking, such as being “fragile” and “in need.” Sharing personal encounters was associated with current efforts to save the species and more financial donations in the past, while a second pattern tied more donations to awe at the monarch’s mass migration. These results imply that conservation campaigns built around species people encounter may build lifelong awareness, concern, and actions towards conservation.

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A Case Study of a Conservation Flagship Species: The Monarch Butterfly

Preston

Liao

Toombs

et al. 2021

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“…The researchers, who studied the distribution and the occurrence of fireflies in the state of Perak, have concentrated solely on fireflies discovered in Kampung Dew, Perak. Pteroptyx fireflies, according to Mahadimenakbar et al (2009), have the potential as ecotourism goods and contribute to wildlife tourism called entomotourism (Lemelin et al, 2019). Figure 1 shows the current study area for this field survey in Kuala Sepetang, Perak, compared to the previous study area in Kampung Dew, Perak.…”

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The Occurrence of Pteroptyx tener Olivier Firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in Malaysia

Seri¹,

Rahman²,

Kassim³

et al. 2022

JTAS

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A field survey of synchronized fireflies (Pteroptyx tener Olivier) was conducted in Kuala Sepetang, Perak. It involved sampling efforts for six months, from November 2021 to April 2022. A total of 10 sampling stations were selected along 5.63 km from the upstream to the downstream of the river. A sweep net was used for sampling at each station, and the net was swept for two minutes. Such sampling was replicated twice at each station. At the same time, collecting vegetation samples was done by taking the leaves, flowers, fruits, tree trunks, and roots. For species identification, collected specimens were taken to the Laboratory of the School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). From this survey, a total of 111,622 individuals were recorded. This species has been observed on Rhizophora mucronata, Rhizophora apiculata, and Sonneratia caseolaris. The distribution and abundance of fireflies in the sampling area were undocumented prior to this study. This study is being conducted to understand Pteroptys tener’s distribution in Malaysia better and to add knowledge about the undocumented area of Kuala Sepetang. By adding an undocumented location for this species, this study can contribute to and expand the knowledge of the distribution and occurrence of fireflies in Malaysia, particularly in Perak.

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“…And while awe is certainly associated with vastness, its other aspects unrelated to physical size are often marginalised. Even science communication and experiences which deal with physically small subject matter, such as insects, tend to do so in the context of physical vastness, such as large congregations of butterflies or glow worms [Lemelin, Boileau & Russell, 2019]. Luna and Bering [2020] challenge this idea of awe as an innate attribute independent of cultural context.…”

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The culture of science communication in rural and regional Australia: the role of awe and wonder

Sinai¹,

Caffery²,

Cosby³

2022

JCOM

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Experiences of awe and wonder are vital to science and innovation. In this practice insight we explore how these emotions shape the culture of science communication. In doing so, we examine how exclusively nature- and place-based experiences for awe and wonder are often features of resource-limited settings. We then describe strategies for awe- and wonder-centred science communication beyond reliance on nature or the power of place by detailing a successful hybrid resourcing model in a rural Australian science centre. We finish by describing the role of science communicators in engaging potential collaborators to enable science communication in resource-limited settings.

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Entomotourism: The Allure of the Arthropod

Cited by 22 publications

References 41 publications

A Case Study of a Conservation Flagship Species: The Monarch Butterfly

A Case Study of a Conservation Flagship Species: The Monarch Butterfly

The Occurrence of Pteroptyx tener Olivier Firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in Malaysia

The culture of science communication in rural and regional Australia: the role of awe and wonder

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