A cross-cultural comparison of the link between modernization, anthropomorphism and attitude to wildlife

Anthropogenic pressure has significantly increased in the last decades, often enhancing conflicts at the humanndash;wildlife interface. Therefore, understanding peoplesrsquo; value orientations, attitudes and behavioural intentions towards wildlife is a crucial endeavour to reduce the occurrence of conflicts between humans and wildlife. Previous research in the USA has shown a consistent link between modernization and increased anthropomorphism (i.e., the tendency to attribute human mental or physical characteristics to other entities), leading to positive changes in value orientations, attitudes, and behavioural intentions towards wildlife. In this paper, we aimed to address whether this link is also present in other cultures, by testing participants (N = 741) in five different countries (Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, and Spain). Our study shows that while the positive link between anthropomorphism, positive attitudes and behavioural intentions towards wildlife is universal, the link between modernization and anthropomorphism is culturally mediated. In some countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Spain), modernization increased anthropomorphism, while in others modernization predicted no differences (Brazil) or even a decrease in anthropomorphism (Mexico), ultimately deteriorating individualsrsquo; attitude and behavioural intentions towards wildlife. These results call for caution when generalizing findings from western industrialized countries to inform conservation policies worldwide

Dahsyatnya kekuatan masjid: memberdayakan fungsi dan potensi masjid dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan umat

Buku ini berisi sejarah dan fungsi masjid yan gdilatarbelakangi peristiwa pembangunan dan penerapan fungsi masjid oleh Rasulullah SAW hingga mendorong kebangkitan umat Islam pada masyarakat Madinah kala itu. Disajikan pula tentang sekilas organisasi kemasjidan di Indonesia yang diharapkan dapat saling memberikan dorongan terhadap keberadaan dan fungsi masjid bagi kemaslahatan dan kesejahteraan uma

Biokimia = biochemistry : buku ajar

Judul asli: Biochimistryxix, 588 p. : il.; 29 cm

Buku saku kardiologi=House officer series Cardiology

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Emergence success and sex ratio of natural and relocated nests of Olive Ridley Turtles from Alas Purwo National Park, East Java, Indonesia

The nest environment, in particular sand temperature, is critical to the breeding ecology of sea turtles which lack parental care during their early stages of life. We investigated the effects of sand temperature on emergence success and sex ratio of Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings in in situ and relocated nests in Alas Purwo National Park (APNP), East Java, Indonesia. Over two years of observation no in situ nests survived due to predation, while emergence success in relocated nests varied between the years. Temperatures above 34 C experienced by the nests over at least three consecutive days during incubation (T3dm) had decreased emergence success in both years. These high temperatures occurred as a result of metabolic heating of developing embryos combined with high sand temperatures. The indirect method of determining sex ratios from nest temperature profiles indicated that the hatchery at APNP generated more male hatchlings than female. Our study provides Justification for on-going egg relocation to the hatchery as a conservation management strategy. Therefore the nest environment inside the hatchery needs to be carefully managed so that temperatures do not exceed the viable limit nor unnaturally skew the sex ratio of embryos