Animal and Plant Science Education

Active teaching-learning methodology in a non-formal teaching environment as a tool to mitigate the "plant awareness disparity" in public school students.

This study tests if active teaching methods in a non-formal setting can reduce plant awareness disparity among students using digital games and qualitative assessments.

Addressing the Elephant in the Room: A Quantitative Approach to Understanding 'Wild'

This study identifies six dimensions of wildness through survey data, showing urbanization and human-wildlife conflict influence perceptions of nature-relatedness.

How to catch flies in the city (fast): Citizen Science on Drosophila ecology helps to raise awareness for biodiversity in urban environments

The paper introduces a citizen science project using Drosophila to study urban biodiversity, showing it can collect ecological data and raise public awareness.

Human Attitudes Toward Insects and Spiders: Exploring the Paradoxes of Ecological Value and Discomfort

The paper surveys human attitudes toward insects and spiders, finding education influences tolerance and identifying three key dimensions of public perception.

Global Scientific and Public Interest in Birds and their Conservation

The paper examines factors driving public and scientific interest in bird species using Wikipedia pageviews and Web of Knowledge articles, finding that charisma, familiarity, and Red List status influence attention.