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Public interest in the extinction of a species may lead to an increase in donations to a large conservation charity

2013-10-01

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The extinction of a species is an event that often captures the public’s imagination. Indeed, declaring a species as extinct is typically though of as a way of raising awareness of the impacts humanity is having on the global biosphere. However, thus far there is little evidence to suggest whether declaring a species as extinct leads to increased public concern, and whether this concern may in turn lead to support...

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Literature Corpus work: 0240b09c-ee7d-584a-9734-2402fd9bf645
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0535-z

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