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Ann Wilson1, Clive Jc Phillips2,3
1Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecosystem Research Unit (ABEERU), Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Private Bag X6, Florida 1710, South Africa.
Animal welfare (South Mimms, England)
|December 20, 2024
概括
探讨了游客对南非狮子互动的动机. 大多数参与者希望经历尽管意识到争议,虽然许多报告没有持久的影响或教育益处关于狮子保护.
科学领域:
- 野生动物旅游 野生动物旅游
- 动物福利科学动物福利科学
- 保护心理学 保护心理学
背景情况:
- 涉及野生动物互动的旅游,特别是与狮子 (Panthera leo) 的旅游,很受欢迎,但由于动物福利问题,在伦理上仍有争议.
- 了解游客的动机和感知对于解决争议和改善动物作为保护大使的作用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查参与南非狮子互动的游客的动机,期望和看法.
- 评估这些互动对游客对野生动物福利和保护的态度所感知的教育价值和影响.
主要方法:
- 在南非的三个狮子互动设施中,对300名访客进行了调查.
- 收集的数据包括对争议的意识,对经验的渴望,参与的原因,感知到的教育价值和对动物福利的看法.
主要成果:
- 尽管38%的人意识到有争议,但69%的人希望互动. 即使没有幼互动,74%的人也会去参观,而61%的人报告没有持久的影响.
- 虽然58%的人认为这次体验具有教育意义,但只有2%的人了解了野生狮子的保护. 大多数参与者 (69%) 为他们的孩子选择了互动.
- 参观者在考虑幼福利时优先考虑"免受不适"和"表达自然行为的自由".
结论:
- 狮子的互动是由超出保护意识的因素驱动的,通常是为了儿童的娱乐.
- 设施可以利用游客的期望和福利问题来增强教育组件,并提高互动动物的大使作用.
- 需要进一步的研究来弥合游客体验和有意义的保护参与之间的差距.
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