Flagship species on covers of US conservation and nature magazines

By B. Clucas, K. McHugh, T. Caro. Biodiversity and Conservation, 2008

282 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Social Psychology

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In Ecological Modeling

1. E. Small
2. J. Baillie
3. Richard J. Ladle
4. Nick J B Isaac
5. Maan Barua
6. P. Jepson
7. Miguel B. Araújo

In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. E. Small
2. J. Baillie
3. Richard J. Ladle
4. Nick J B Isaac
5. Maan Barua
6. P. Jepson
7. Jana Fančovičová
8. P. Prokop

In Social Psychology

1. Jana Fančovičová
2. E. Small
3. D. Barré
4. M. Hunziker
5. J. Ballouard
6. Nick J B Isaac
7. G. Provost
8. Maan Barua

Citations in the corpus

• Mobilizing metaphors: the popular use of keystone, flagship and umbrella species concepts (2011, methodology): “First, the large percentage of mammals in the news articles supports observations that popular coverage of conservation issues tend to gravitate towards mammals (Clucas et al. 2008).”
• What are we saving? Developing a standardized approach for conservation action (2009, background): “The flagship approach to conservation is therefore understandable, but does not always convey wide-ranging benefits to biodiversity and arguably diverts resources away from species of greater value or conservation need (Kerr, 1997; Andelman & Fagan, 2000; Linnell, Swenson & Andersen, 2000; Clucas et”
• Influence of a Field Trip on the Attitude of Schoolchildren toward Unpopular Organisms: An Experience with Snakes (2012, background): “The high popularity of few animals (e.g., polar bear, whale) is used intensively by the media to raise conservation awareness, usually confined to exotic species living in remote locations (Clucas et al., 2008).”
• Stated preferences for tropical wildlife conservation amongst distant beneficiaries: Charisma, endemism, scope and substitution effects (2012, unknown): “It has been suggested that 'flagship fatigue' could result in these less traditional (i.e. uncharismatic) species holding appeal to the public (see Clucas et al., 2008).”
• The new Noah's Ark: beautiful and useful species only. Part 2. The chosen species (2012, background): “The ‘charismatic megafauna’, by definition, are large, glamorous animals that attract public attention, and indeed it has been shown that they dominate the covers of nature magazines (Clucas, McHugh, and Caro 2008 ).”
• Selection criteria for flagship species by conservation organizations (2009, background): “Clucas et al. (2008) found that American conservation organizations tend to use mammal and bird species rather than other taxa on the covers of their magazines, and concluded that species are favoured on the basis of charisma, which stems from size and conservation status.”
• Identifying Cinderella species: uncovering mammals with conservation flagship appeal (2012, unknown): “As noted before, some of these are context specific but aesthetic traits are thought to be fundamental (Jones 2000; Lorimer 2007), with previous work suggesting that people in developed countries prefer large and “cuddly” animals (Clucas et al. 2008; Barua 2011; Fischer et al. 2011).”
• Does colour matter? The influence of animal warning coloration on human emotions and willingness to protect them (2013, background): “This finding both adds to the current knowledge of the nature flagship species (Clucas et al., 2008; Schlegel & Rupf, 2010; Ballouard et al., 2011; Barua et al., 2012) and provides practical implication for conservationists.”
• Toward a systematic approach for identifying conservation flagships (2011, background): “In contrast, many traditional campaigns simply choose one of a handful of well-known flagship species, only because they are familiar to the target audience and guarantee some level of response (cf. Clucas et al. 2008; Sitas et al. 2009).”
• Drivers of taxonomic bias in conservation research: a global analysis of terrestrial mammals (2020, background): “Species with such traits often benefit from increased public interest, 371 making them excellent candidates for flagship species or as the subject of conservation 372 fundraising campaigns (Clucas et al., 2008; Jepson and Barua, 2015).”