Impact of a global biodiversity education campaign on zoo and aquarium visitors

Moss, Andrew; Jensen, Eric; Gusset, Markus

doi:10.1002/fee.1493

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“…Because of the specific focus of these surveys, the responses would also exclude education programs that do not directly target the local communities in the species’ native range. Therefore our analysis leaves out many of the conservation-oriented education projects carried out by zoos, which can also have significant impacts on achieving biodiversity conservation 21 .…”

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Evaluating the Contribution of North American Zoos and Aquariums to Endangered Species Recovery

Che‐Castaldo¹,

Grow

Faust³

2018

Sci Rep

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The challenge of recovering threatened species necessitates collaboration among diverse conservation partners. Zoos and aquariums have long partnered with other conservation organizations and government agencies to help recover species through a range of in situ and ex situ conservation projects. These efforts tend to be conducted by individual facilities and for individual species, and thus the scope and magnitude of these actions at the national level are not well understood. Here we evaluate the means and extent to which North American zoos and aquariums contribute to the recovery of species listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), by synthesizing data from federal recovery plans for listed species and from annual surveys conducted by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. We found that in addition to managing ex situ assurance populations, zoos frequently conduct conservation research and field-based population monitoring and assessments. Cooperatively managed populations in zoos tend to focus on species that are not listed on the ESA or on foreign listings, and thus it may be beneficial for zoos to manage more native threatened species. Our results highlight the existing contributions, but also identify additional opportunities for the zoo community to help recover threatened species.

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Evaluating the Contribution of North American Zoos and Aquariums to Endangered Species Recovery

Che‐Castaldo¹,

Grow

Faust³

2018

Sci Rep

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“…Public outreach can go far beyond interpretation boards displayed inside the zoo premises, and modern day zoos need to use various forms of education to disseminate their message. A recent study confirmed the value of education at zoos and aquariums to engage members of the public with biodiversity-related issues and demonstrated that the aggregate impact from such experiences can be enhanced through coordinated public engagement initiatives (Moss et al, 2017).…”

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Building relationships: how zoos and other partners can contribute to the conservation of wild orangutans Pongo spp

Ancrenaz

Barton

Riger

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International Zoo Yearbook

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“…These results suggest that the immediate positive effects of a zoo or aquarium visit may be long lasting and even help lay the groundwork for further improvements over an extended period of time following the visit. In addition to the educational impact realized over the course of a zoo or aquarium visit (Moss et al, 2015(Moss et al, , 2017a, such a long-term impact may further support achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 1.…”

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Quantifying long‐term impact of zoo and aquarium visits on biodiversity‐related learning outcomes

2017

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Zoos and aquariums aim to achieve lasting impact on their public audiences' awareness of biodiversity, its value, and the steps they can take to conserve it. Here, we evaluate the long-term educational impact of visits to zoos and aquariums on biodiversity understanding and knowledge of actions to help protect biodiversity. A minimum of two years after completing a repeated-measures survey before and after visiting a zoo or aquarium, the same participants were invited to take part in a follow-up online survey. Despite the small number of respondents (n = 161), our study may still represent the best available quantitative evidence pertaining to zoo and aquarium visits' long-term educational impact. We found that improvements in respondents' biodiversity understanding from pre- to post-visit leveled off, staying unchanged in the follow-up survey. In contrast, the improved knowledge of actions to help protect biodiversity from pre- to post-visit showed further improvement from post-visit to delayed post-visit follow-up survey. These results suggest that the immediate positive effects of a zoo or aquarium visit on biodiversity-related learning outcomes may be long lasting and even help lay the groundwork for further improvements over an extended period of time following the visit.

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Impact of a global biodiversity education campaign on zoo and aquarium visitors

Cited by 46 publications

References 15 publications

Evaluating the Contribution of North American Zoos and Aquariums to Endangered Species Recovery

Evaluating the Contribution of North American Zoos and Aquariums to Endangered Species Recovery

Building relationships: how zoos and other partners can contribute to the conservation of wild orangutans Pongo spp

Quantifying long‐term impact of zoo and aquarium visits on biodiversity‐related learning outcomes

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