College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
Zool Res. 2016 Sep 18;37(5):270-4. doi: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.5.270.
In recent years, wildlife conservation has attracted great public attention. However, substantial distinctions can be found in the prevailing concepts of wildlife conservation, particularly with the recent notion that emphasizes animal rights. Wildlife welfare and wildlife rights are not synonymous, with welfare more compatible with the reasonable and legal utilization of wildlife. The key to scientific wildlife conservation is the appropriate awareness and appreciation of the relationship between wildlife conservation and utilization and the theoretical basis of holism. Nevertheless, rational biases regarding the public's understanding of wildlife conservation and the spread of information via social media still exist. As such, expansion of the concept of scientific wildlife conservation requires the application of several measures. Wildlife conservation researchers should be regarded as the most important disseminators of scientifically-based information, with education in schools and universities of growing importance. Furthermore, the media should shoulder the social responsibility for the accurate dissemination of conservation information.
近年来，野生动物保护引起了公众的极大关注。然而，在野生动物保护的流行概念中，特别是最近强调动物权利的概念，存在着实质性的区别。野生动物福利和野生动物权利不是同义词，福利更符合野生动物的合理和合法利用。科学野生动物保护的关键是正确认识和理解野生动物保护与利用的关系以及整体论的理论基础。然而，公众对野生动物保护的理解以及通过社交媒体传播信息的理性偏见仍然存在。因此，扩大科学野生动物保护的概念需要采取几项措施。野生动物保护研究人员应该被视为传播基于科学的信息的最重要的传播者，学校和大学的教育也变得越来越重要。此外，媒体应该承担准确传播保护信息的社会责任。
