国内公众懒猴保护意识及影响因素

采用网络问卷调查方法研究国内公众对懒猴(Nycticebus spp.)的认识途径、认知程度、保护意识及影响因素。结果表明:公众对懒猴的认知和保护意识处于较低水平,尤其对其野外种群的了解较为欠缺,部分公众仍将懒猴视为宠物或药用资源。学历、成长环境、野生动物关注度等因素对懒猴认知程度和保护意识具有明显影响,高学历、城市背景及对野生动物关注度较高的人群意识水平普遍较高。提高公众保护意识是保护策略制定及实施的前提,政府部门及学术组织须展开长期合作,通过多种媒体渠道,向公众尤其是偏远社区及中小学生传播更为专业和准确的保护知识。

Public Awareness and Its Underlying Factors on Slow Loris Conservation in China

Public knowledge,conservation awareness and its underlying factors on slow loris conservation across China were analyzed based on network questionnaire survey.The results showed that the public had limited knowledge and awareness on slow lorises,particularly for wild popula-tions.A number of interviewees considered lorises to be pets or resources of traditional medicine.Public knowledge and awareness were positively correlated with their educational level,growth environments and attention to wildlife conservation.Well educated,urban citizens with greater attention toward wildlife conservation generally showed higher level of conservation awareness.Improving public conservation awareness is a fundamental prerequisite of planning and implementing conservation strategies.Governments should work closely with academic institutions to disseminate conservation knowledge to the public more professionally and accurately,particularly for remote communities and for primary and secondary school students,via multiple media outlets.