动物接触方式和物种对动物园访客知识,关注和保护意图的影响
Lisa P Barrett1,2, Rebecca J Snyder1
1Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
Zoo biology
|September 15, 2025
概括
与视频相比,亲自与动物园动物相遇,特别是与大象相遇,显著提高了访客的同情心和保护意图. 直接的互动或观看比数字体验更有影响力,将人们与野生动物联系起来.
科学领域:
- 动物园和水族馆科学 动物园和水族馆科学
- 人与动物的互动
- 保护心理学 保护心理学
背景情况:
- 动物园在自然保护和公众与自然的联系方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 城市化和生物多样性丧失需要创新的环境教育方法.
- 技术进步为体验野生动物提供了替代方法,促使对其有效性的研究.
研究的目的:
- 调查不同类型的动物园动物遭遇 (亲身观看/无触摸,视频) 如何影响游客的结果.
- 为了比较观看不同动物物种 (大象与鱼) 对游客参与的影响.
- 评估对访客知识,情感影响,同情关注和保护意图的影响.
主要方法:
- 300名动物园成员被随机分配到六种遭遇条件之一.
- 条件根据动物 (大象或鱼) 和遭遇类型 (亲自观看,亲自触摸,视频) 不同.
- 测量了访客的知识,情感影响,同情关注和保护意图.
主要成果:
- 亲自观看 (带有或没有触摸) 导致的结果明显高于视频观看,不包括知识.
- 在与无触摸的亲自观看之间没有发现任何显著差异.
- 观赏大象的游客在所有测量结果中得分更高,而观赏鱼的游客则得分更高.
结论:
- 直接面对面的动物园体验比以视频为基础的接触更有效地促进情感联系和保护态度.
- 动物物种的选择显著影响了游客的参与,象等有魅力的大型动物群可能会引起更强烈的反应.
- 发现对动物园编程和展览设计有影响,以最大限度地提高保护教育和游客影响.
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