Connecting Zoo Visitors to Climate Change
Communication of climate change issues has notoriously been difficult due to a high degree of politicization and trouble with making the topic relevant. Zoos and aquariums can address these challenges by presenting climate change as a relevant issue in a politically neutral space. The authors of this study predicted that visiting the zoo would correlate to feeling more connected to nature, which would relate to increased thought, interest, knowledge, and concern for climate change.