Factors Influencing Awareness of Community-Based Shorebird Conservation Projects in Australia

• Published in: Applied environmental education and communication Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 63 - 72
• Main Authors: Antos, Mark J., Weston, Michael A., Priest, Bianca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2006
• Subjects: Aves; Australia

We examine the awareness of potential volunteers (n = 360) living near nine community-based shorebird conservation projects. About half of the people sampled (54%) were unaware of the nearest project. Awareness of interviewees varied substantially among projects (28-78%). Apart from gaining awarenes...