Journey to Belize: Dangerous Dreams
This post continues the retelling of my 2017 trip to Belize: participating in an archaeology field school and learning about jaguar conservation. The previous post in this series is located…
Tag: conservation psychology
Behavioral Sciences Receive Major Push at WWF and Nat Geo’s Fuller Symposium
Since I started following big cat conservation over three years ago, I have seen many calls for biological and social scientists to work together. Nearly all environmental problems stem from…
Attitudes via Behaviors Part 2: Implications for Common Behaviors and Financial Incentives
Intro In a previous post, I explored some of the ways our behaviors can change our attitudes. This post will examine how those findings can influence conservation. Recall that according…
Do Attitudes Predict Behaviors?
I have come across many studies that assessed participants’ attitudes towards big cats (Hazzah, 2006; Porfirio, Sarmento, Leal, & Fonseca, 2016; Zimmermann, Walpole, & Leader-Williams, 2005). The assumption seems to…
Review of Common Cause for Nature: A Practical Guide to Values and Frames in Conservation
There is no doubt that the natural world is in decline. In fact, species are going extinct faster than they have since the fall of the dinosaurs (Worrall, 2014). But…
Doors are Opening
I have exciting news to share. I mentioned in a previous post that I had applied to graduate programs which blend the environmental and social sciences. I have now heard…
Using Social Identity Research to Enhance Conservation Outcomes
Previously on The Jaguar, I introduced the social identity approach and highlighted research that connected it to environmental stewardship. This post will offer suggestions on how to use social identity-related…
How Social Identity can Influence Conservation
A few weeks ago, I summarized two of the most utilized theories in social psychology: social identity theory (SIT) (Tajfel & Turner, 1979) and self-categorization theory (SCT) (Turner, Hogg, Oakes,…
