Evaluating the benefits and risks of social media for wildlife conservation

• Main Authors: Jordanna N. Bergman (Author), Rachel T. Buxton (Author), Hsien-Yung Lin (Author), Magdalena Lenda (Author), Kayla Attinello (Author), Adrianne C. Hajdasz (Author), Stephanie A. Rivest (Author), Thuong Tran Nguyen (Author), Steven J. Cooke (Author), Joseph R. Bennett (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Given its extensive volume and reach, social media has the potential to widely spread conservation messaging and be a powerful tool to mobilize social change for conserving biodiversity. We synthesized gray and primary academic literature to investigate the effects of social media on wildlife conser...