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2018 ; 13
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The twenty most charismatic species
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Albert C
; Luque GM
; Courchamp F
PLoS One
2018[]; 13
(7
): e0199149
PMID29985962
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Charisma is a term commonly used in conservation biology to describe species.
However, as the term "charismatic species" has never been properly defined, it
needs to be better characterized to fully meet its potential in conservation
biology. To provide a more complete depiction, we collected information from four
different sources to define the species currently considered to be the most
charismatic and to understand what they represent to the Western public. First,
we asked respondents of two separate surveys to identify the 10 animal species
that they considered to be the most charismatic and associate them with one to
six traits: Rare, Endangered, Beautiful, Cute, Impressive, and Dangerous. We then
identified the wild animals featured on the website homepages of the zoos
situated in the world's 100 largest cities as well as on the film posters of all
Disney and Pixar films, assuming in both cases that the most charismatic species
were generally chosen to attract viewers. By combining the four approaches, we
set up a ranked list of the 20 most charismatic animals. The majority are large
exotic, terrestrial mammals. These species were deemed charismatic, mainly
because they were regarded as beautiful, impressive, or endangered, although no
particular trait was discriminated, and species were heterogeneously associated
with most of the traits. The main social characteristics of respondents did not
have a significant effect on their choices. These results provide a concrete list
of the most charismatic species and offer insights into the Western public's
perception of charismatic species, both of which could be helpful to target new
species for conservation campaigns.
|*Conservation of Natural Resources
[MESH]
|Alligators and Crocodiles/*anatomy & histology
[MESH]
|Animals
[MESH]
|Animals, Wild/*anatomy & histology
[MESH]
|Attitude
[MESH]
|Endangered Species/statistics & numerical data
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