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The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation science

  • Written by Adam Meyer, PhD Candidate in Ecosystem Ecology, Memorial University of Newfoundland
imageWhen species are described as 'destructive' or 'harmful' without sufficient context, it can shape how people perceive and treat them.Beata Whitehead/Moment via Getty Images

Scientists are philosophers, explorers, data collectors and number crunchers. They are also storytellers, placing data within a broader scientific and societal context. How they...

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