Tweeting for their lives: Visibility of threatened species on twitter

Volume: 46, Pages: 106 - 109
Published: Dec 1, 2018
Abstract
Unpopular and uncharismatic species receive less conservation support, potentially impacting their long-term survival. This study assesses the attention directed towards Australian threatened species on the online social network Twitter, an increasingly common way for scientists and the general public to communicate about conservation. We find a difference in how often Twitter users mention (i.e. tweet) threatened species across different taxa...
Paper Details
Title
Tweeting for their lives: Visibility of threatened species on twitter
Published Date
Dec 1, 2018
Volume
46
Pages
106 - 109
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