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"I'm really trying to guide people and change their perception of wildlife conservation".
Yet recent research suggests that the perception of wildlife die-offs as more frequent and alarming than ever might have some basis in fact.
To assess how economic, social, and psychological factors affect human perception of wildlife species we conducted questionnaire surveys in two ecologically and culturally distinct rural areas of Northern Tanzania (Mbulu Plateau highlands and Rift Valley lowlands).
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This may be attributable to a 'charisma' effect, which seems likely to be a general attribute of human perceptions of wildlife.
Studies on public perceptions of marine wildlife have found that individuals with high levels of knowledge of and positive attitudes towards animals such as sharks are more likely to support their conservation and avoid behaviour potentially harmful to them (Thompson and Mintzes 2002, O'Bryhim 2009).
However, in the long-term FMD control may prove counter-productive if it impacts negatively on other key factors necessary to achieve 'healthy landscapes', such as the perception of local communities towards wildlife conservation, or if it promotes unsustainable livestock production systems.
Moreover, the perception of local communities regarding the importance of wildlife and the ways in which wildlife needs to be managed, how local communities are affected by wildlife, and how this influence has an effect on wildlife management programs (Decker et al. 2001) needs to be understood.
In the human dimensions of wildlife management, evaluating stakeholder perceptions of target species helps inform effective conservation efforts.
This study was useful for implementation of PREDICT project activities by not solely relying on the PREDICT project scientists' perceptions so that a more balanced understanding of wildlife surveillance capacity in each country could be obtained, and will indirectly benefit wildlife even if originally motivated by public health needs.
Because of the widely-held perception that wildlife and livestock always compete for resources, policy makers have frequently drawn the conclusion that conservation and pastoralism are incompatible and thus need to be segregated in land used.
Nekaris and her researchers analysed user interaction with the video, noting how perceptions of slow lorises changed in response to media coverage and the awareness campaigns of wildlife pressure groups.
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