#companies have lots of practice magnifying minor good deeds

koryos reblogged

Media Representations of Animals Are Distorting Our Perception of Their Extinction Risk

Ubiquitous images of many animals are leading us to believe that some of the world's most endangered species are thriving in the wild.

www.seeker.com|Jen Viegas

elodieunderglass

This article starts with the rather arresting sentence, “Most people see about 4–5 lions each day — as toys, on television, in logos.” It goes on to discuss that this overrepresentation has caused people to think that there are generally a lot of lions in the world, with repercussions for conservation. I’ve seen 2 lions already today - a toy that Glassbab had this morning, and the one in the article. Today, I am going to keep track of how many lions I see.

#conservation #ethics #endangered species #i really like the idea proposed in this article #but successful implementation would be a nightmare #companies have lots of practice magnifying minor good deeds