@article{Tisdell:48955,
      recid = {48955},
      author = {Tisdell, Clement A. and Wilson, Clevo},
      title = {The Public's Knowledge of and Support for Conservation of  Australia's Tree-Kangaroos},
      address = {2003-02},
      number = {1741-2016-140551},
      series = {Economics, Ecology and the Environment Working Paper},
      pages = {28},
      year = {2003},
      abstract = {After providing some brief background on Dendrolagus  species in Australia, two consecutive surveys of Brisbane’s  residents are used to assess public knowledge of  tree-kangaroos and the stated degree of support for their  conservation in Australia.  The responses of participants  in Survey I are based on their pre-survey knowledge of  wildlife. The same additional set of participants completed  Survey II after being provided with information on all the  wildlife species mentioned in Survey I. Changes in the  attitudes of respondents and their degree of support for  the protection and conservation of Australia’s  tree-kangaroos are measured, including changes in their  contingent valuations and stated willingness to provide  financial support for such conservation. Reasons for  wanting to protect tree-kangaroos are specified and  analyzed. Furthermore, changes that occur in the relative  importance of these reasons with increased knowledge are  also examined.

Support for the conservation of  tree-kangaroos is found to increase with the additional  knowledge supplied. Furthermore, support for the  conservation of Australia’s less well-known tropical  mammals is shown to increase relative to better known  mammals (icons) present in temperate areas, such as koalas  and red kangaroos with this increased knowledge.  Possible  implications of the results for government conservation  policies in Australia are examined.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/48955},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.48955},
}