One Health messaging about bats and rabies: how framing of risks, benefits and attributions can support public health and wildlife conservation goals

Context. Improving awareness to prevent exposure to rabies from bats is a public health priority. However, messages about bats and rabies often sensationalise this issue and represent bats in a negative way, which can negatively affect support for bat conservation. Aims. The conflicts between public...

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Published in:	Wildlife research (East Melbourne) Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 200 - 206
Main Authors:	Lu, Hang, McComas, Katherine A., Buttke, Danielle E., Roh, Sungjong, Wild, Margaret A., Decker, Daniel J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	CSIRO Publishing 01.01.2017
Subjects:	Chiroptera humans managers One Health initiative public health rabies risk U.S. National Park Service United States wildlife management United States
ISSN:	1035-3712, 1448-5494
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