Delivery of educational material increased awareness of the elusive Pallas's cat in Southern Mongolia

Public engagement and awareness programs are important components of many conservation programs today as such engagements are often critical for successful conservation. In this study, we examined if delivery of educational material increased awareness of the Pallas's cat and its environment in...

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Published inApplied environmental education and communication Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
Main Authors Chimed, Otgontamir, Lkhagvasuren, Davaa, Alexander, Justine Shanti, Barclay, David, Bayasgalan, Narangarav, Lkhagvajav, Purevjav, Nygren, Emma, Robinson, Sarah L, Samelius, Gustaf
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Routledge 2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Community Attitudes
Community Programs
Conservation
Conservation (Environment)
Education
Environmental education
Foreign Countries
Information Dissemination
Instructional Materials
Perception
Public participation
Wildcats
Wildlife
Mongolia
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Summary:Public engagement and awareness programs are important components of many conservation programs today as such engagements are often critical for successful conservation. In this study, we examined if delivery of educational material increased awareness of the Pallas's cat and its environment in a southern Mongolia herder community. We found that knowledge was greater and attitudes toward the Pallas's cat and wildlife in general were more positive one year after the delivery of the educational material. This study thus suggests that educational material can be effective at increasing awareness of small and elusive species such as the Pallas's cat.
ISSN:1533-015X
1533-0389
DOI:10.1080/1533015X.2023.2169785