Evaluating the conservation impact of an innovative zoo-based educational campaign: 'Don't Palm Us Off' for orang-utan conservation

Zoo Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 184-196

  Pearson, Elissa L ^a   Lowry, Rachel ^b   Dorrian, Jillian ^a   Litchfield, Carla A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ZOOS VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Education; Orang utan; Palm oil; Zoo

Indexed keywords

PALM OIL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATION; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; ORANG UTAN; ORANG-UTAN; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; ZOO; ZOO ANIMAL;

CONSERVATION; EDUCATION; ORANG-UTAN; PALM OIL; ZOO;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EDUCATION; PONGO;

EID: 84901653364     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21120     Document Type: Article

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