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100 1 a| Laketa, Morgan,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Animals at the zoo make me emotional :b| can animal behavior affect visitor conservation behaviors? /c| by Morgan Laketa.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2024.;

300 a| 1 online resource (73 pages) :b| illustrations;

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502 b| M.S.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2024.;

502 a| Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Recreation Sciences;

500 a| Advisor: Jeffrey Skibins;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 20, 2025).;

520 3 a| Zoos are a popular form of entertainment where viewing animals is used to promote conservation. Research has explored the efficacy of zoos promoting pro-conservation behavior (PCB) as well as how zoos shape the viewing experience to promote conservation goals. Studies have found visitors' viewing and interactions with animals create empathy-based reactions creating a sense of connection with the animal which can be linked to pro-conservation behavioral intentions (PCBI). In turn, PCBI has been found to link to PCB post-visit but is under-researched. Additionally, visitors' emotions have been found to influence engagement in PCB; however, this relationship is still not fully understood. The purpose of this study is to explore visitors' emotional responses to animal activity and how this influences PCBI. A total of 241 zoo visitors were surveyed regarding the animal they found to be most interesting during their visit, reactions to the viewing experience, PCBI, and PCB they performed prior and during their visit. Results revealed that animal behaviors have an effect on the zoo visitor's connection to that animal. There was a positive relationship between visitor connection to animals and PCBI. Retail-related PCB is encouraged in zoos as part of promoting conservation as well with results revealing that most onsite PCB was retail-related.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

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650 0 a| Zoo animalsx| Conservation.=| ^A20516;

650 0 a| Zoo animalsx| Behavior.=| ^A1005171;

650 0 a| Environmental health.=| ^A159;

650 0 a| Environmental ethics.=| ^A327185;

653 a| pro-conservation behaviors;

653 a| conservation behavioral intentions;

653 a| connection;

700 1 a| Skibins, Jeffrey,e| degree supervisor.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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Animals at the zoo make me emotional : can animal behavior affect visitor conservation behaviors? / by Morgan Laketa.

Author/creator	Laketa, Morgan author.
Other author	Skibins, Jeffrey, degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2024.
Description	1 online resource (73 pages) : illustrations
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Zoo visitors--Attitudes. Zoo animals--Conservation. Zoo animals--Behavior. Environmental health. Environmental ethics.

Summary	Zoos are a popular form of entertainment where viewing animals is used to promote conservation. Research has explored the efficacy of zoos promoting pro-conservation behavior (PCB) as well as how zoos shape the viewing experience to promote conservation goals. Studies have found visitors' viewing and interactions with animals create empathy-based reactions creating a sense of connection with the animal which can be linked to pro-conservation behavioral intentions (PCBI). In turn, PCBI has been found to link to PCB post-visit but is under-researched. Additionally, visitors' emotions have been found to influence engagement in PCB; however, this relationship is still not fully understood. The purpose of this study is to explore visitors' emotional responses to animal activity and how this influences PCBI. A total of 241 zoo visitors were surveyed regarding the animal they found to be most interesting during their visit, reactions to the viewing experience, PCBI, and PCB they performed prior and during their visit. Results revealed that animal behaviors have an effect on the zoo visitor's connection to that animal. There was a positive relationship between visitor connection to animals and PCBI. Retail-related PCB is encouraged in zoos as part of promoting conservation as well with results revealing that most onsite PCB was retail-related.
General note	Advisor: Jeffrey Skibins
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 20, 2025).
Dissertation note	M.S. East Carolina University 2024.
Dissertation note	Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Recreation Sciences
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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