Che influenza ha sulle azioni di conservazione la percezione degli animali nell opinione pubblica

It is often unrecognised how culture affect the conservation of biological diversity. Despite a growing interest for ‘environmental education’, there are few attempts to reduce conflicts between public perceptions of animals and conservationists through a promotion of a change of attitude. The authors illustrate some examples of biased conservation driven by public preferences and ask a greater collaboration between conservation biologists, ecologists and educators