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Library:Shark Bites and Shark Conservation: An Analysis of Human Attitudes Following Shark Bite Incidents in Two Locations in Australia (report): Difference between revisions
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* '''Public attitudes toward sharks are complex and nuanced''': The article shows that most respondents in both locations prefer nonlethal policies, believe shark bites are accidental, and have pride in their local shark populations. | * '''Public attitudes toward sharks are complex and nuanced''': The article shows that most respondents in both locations prefer nonlethal policies, believe shark bites are accidental, and have pride in their local shark populations. | ||
* '''Fear of sharks is influenced by perceptions of intentionality''': The article demonstrates that fear of sharks correlates with support for lethal policies, but this association is mediated by whether people think sharks bite humans on purpose or not. | * '''Fear of sharks is influenced by perceptions of intentionality''': The article demonstrates that fear of sharks correlates with support for lethal policies, but this association is mediated by whether people think sharks bite humans on purpose or not. | ||
* '''Media and film narratives can shape public opinion and policy responses''': The article discusses how the Jaws effect, or the use of film-based historical analogies, can frame shark bites as intentional, fatal and requiring lethal responses, and how this can be challenged by new evidence and perspectives. | * '''Media and film narratives can shape public opinion and policy responses''': The article discusses how the [[Jaws effect]], or the use of film-based historical analogies, can frame shark bites as intentional, fatal and requiring lethal responses, and how this can be challenged by new evidence and perspectives. | ||
* '''New descriptive labels can improve public understanding and conservation''': The article proposes to replace the term “shark attack” with more accurate and less sensational categories, such as sightings, encounters, bites and fatal bites, to reduce fear and promote more informed and evidence-based policy preferences. | * '''New descriptive labels can improve public understanding and conservation''': The article proposes to replace the term “shark attack” with more accurate and less sensational categories, such as sightings, encounters, bites and fatal bites, to reduce fear and promote more informed and evidence-based policy preferences. | ||