Tiger King and the Exegesis of COVID-19 Media Coverage of Nonhuman Animals

Alonso-Recarte, Claudia

doi:10.3390/journalmedia3010008

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“…Our study indicates that these visitors engaged in regular feeding of the wildlife present, which reflects the spike in interest in engagement with wild animals that was seen during this time period (Roll et al, 2021). For example, reports have indicated that there were large increases in engagement with and the feeding of wild garden birds at this time (Brock et al, 2021), and that consumption of wildlife‐associated media also increased (Alonso‐Recarte, 2022; Manenti et al, 2020).…”

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How can we tackle interruptions to human–wildlife feeding management? Adding media campaigns to the wildlife manager's toolbox

Griffin,

Nolan,

Haigh

et al. 2023

People and Nature

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In recent years, wildlife managers have been seeking ways to reduce the occurrence of independent, recreational human–wildlife feeding interactions, which continue to gain global popularity and may have negative effects for the humans and wildlife involved. Current popular methods, such as signage and posters, have yielded mixed results and their application is often interrupted, although the effects of these interruptions on feeding levels are currently unknown. This has led to calls to both identify a management option that can be applied successfully from a distance and to determine whether this action may assist in recovering long‐term programmes from the potential effects of interruptions. Marketing and media tools have been shown to successfully change human behaviours in conservation campaigns, flagging them as a potential tool that could be applied to human–wildlife feeding management. Here, we performed a 4‐year study using a wild fallow deer population in a popular urban green space as our model system. We tracked changes in human feeding behaviours across four different management stages. These included premanagement (stage 1), during traditional management (i.e. ‘don't feed the deer’ signage, stage 2), mid‐interruption (i.e. COVID‐19 pandemic, stage 3) and during the application of a structured media campaign (stage 4). We found that feeding by visitors decreased during traditional management (stage 2), but rapidly returned to premanagement levels during the interruption (stage 3) despite traditional controls still being in place. However, we discovered that feeding dropped significantly after the release of a media campaign (stage 4), despite the audience and conditions being unchanged. We also identified which imagery and educational messages resonated with viewers; information that can be applied to future campaigns in other locations. We, therefore, recommend that wildlife managers both investigate and be prepared for the negative effects that interruptions of any type (e.g. the recent COVID‐19 pandemic, other interruptions to funding) may have on ongoing management campaigns of this ilk. We recommend that media campaigns be explored as a potential tool to reduce the occurrence of the unregulated feeding of wildlife by humans in these sites, thereby promoting better human–wildlife coexistence. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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How can we tackle interruptions to human–wildlife feeding management? Adding media campaigns to the wildlife manager's toolbox

Griffin,

Nolan,

Haigh

et al. 2023

People and Nature

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‘All Fishing Is Wildlife Poaching:’ Nonhuman Animal Imagery and Mutual Avowal in Racing Extinction and Seaspiracy

Rooney¹

2022

Journalism and Media

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Images of nonhuman animals may be effective tools in producing climate concern and empathy for animals, particularly if animals are shown in natural habitats. Visual and narrative analysis of the documentary Racing Extinction identifies a practice of selectively recognizing the individuality of certain animals. Despite emphasizing the intrinsic worth of often-marginalized animals, Racing Extinction reproduces the marginalization of domesticated animals raised for consumption and less charismatic marine life. A close reading of the film’s animal imagery also reveals a spatialized bias—visualizing violence against marine life overwhelmingly in China and Indonesia and by comparison associating the U.S. with indirect climate harm rather than the direct killing of animals. Intertwining a decolonial ethic with a critical animal studies perspective, this paper reveals how disjointed imagery of nonhuman animal suffering facilitates racial scapegoating, masks the exploitation of marine life by the U.S. and partitions uneven ethical responsibilities towards nonhuman animals. This is contrasted to the documentary Seaspiracy, which advances a universal, non-speciesist ethic of “mutual avowal”, contextualizing images of violence against marine life in a global frame.

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Editors’ Introduction to the Special Issue “Communication in Defense of Nonhuman Animals during an Extinction and Climate Crisis”

Freeman

Almirón

2022

Journalism and Media

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Tiger King and the Exegesis of COVID-19 Media Coverage of Nonhuman Animals

Cited by 3 publications

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How can we tackle interruptions to human–wildlife feeding management? Adding media campaigns to the wildlife manager's toolbox

How can we tackle interruptions to human–wildlife feeding management? Adding media campaigns to the wildlife manager's toolbox

‘All Fishing Is Wildlife Poaching:’ Nonhuman Animal Imagery and Mutual Avowal in Racing Extinction and Seaspiracy

Editors’ Introduction to the Special Issue “Communication in Defense of Nonhuman Animals during an Extinction and Climate Crisis”

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