The role of cultural norms in shaping attitudes towards amphibians in Cape Town, South Africa

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Brom, Peta, Anderson, Pippin, Channing, Alan, Leslie Gordon Underhill
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 24.06.2019; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• Edition: 1.1
• Subjects: Attitudes; Children; Ecology; Wildlife conservation; South Africa; connectedness to nature; Amphibians; culture; attitudes

Urban ecosystems are increasingly viewed as an important component within strategies for wildlife conservation but are shaped as much by natural systems as they are by social and political processes. At the garden scale, attitudes and preferences govern design and maintenance choices including the d...