Using photo editing to understand the impact of species aesthetics on support for conservation

• Published in: People and nature (Hoboken, N.J.) Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 660 - 675
• Main Authors: Shaw, Meghan, Dunn, Matilda, Crowley, Sarah, Owen, Nisha, Veríssimo, Diogo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2024; Wiley
• Subjects: aesthetic bias; Aesthetics; Bias; Birds; Conservation; conservation marketing; Editing; Endangered & extinct species; Familiarity; flagship species; Funding; photo editing; Questions; species preferences; Threatened species; Wildlife; Wildlife conservation; United Kingdom > UK

Many threatened species suffer from a lack of conservation attention compared to others. Prioritisation of funding, research and conservation efforts seem to be driven by reasons beyond conservation need. This could be due to a ‘beauty bias’, whereby aesthetically pleasing species receive more atten...