Talk:Charismatic megafauna

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Created this page from information deleted from Megafauna some time ago. It didn't make sense for this to redirect to a non-existent section, and I think this is a sufficiently different concept as to deserve its own article. The way, the truth, and the light 23:16, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] OR

The second paragraph is simply speculation by an editor. Unless it can be sourced up it is OR. BlueValour 01:28, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

But it can be sourced. I just isn't yet. Hesperian 01:35, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

The first indent of the criteria in WP:OR says "It introduces a theory or method of solution". How can you argue that the second para is not OR when it does just that. Sorry, but the OR tag should go back until this is sourced. BlueValour 01:42, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

No it doesn't do just that. The key word in your quote is "introduces". The point of OR is that it is unverifiable, because Wikipedia is the first to publish it. If it is merely unverified, then an {{unreferenced}} tag is appropriate but an {{OR}} tag is not.

To put it another way, you should only use an {{OR}} tag if you genuinely believe that Wikipedia is the first to publish this material. If you still think that, even after I have added a further reading section listing articles such as "Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior toward Charismatic Megafauna", then go ahead an add the tag back in.

Hesperian 01:51, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Neat point; OK I'll go along with that. BlueValour 01:54, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Cool, thanks. Hesperian 02:09, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

This is from the introduction to "Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior toward Charismatic Megafauna. I think it supports most of the key points in the article:

Environmental educators and advocates of all stripes have long recognized the value of particularly appealing animal (and plant) species as a mechanism for capturing the imagination and directing public attention toward conservation and preservation of the natural environment. Popular board games, Web sites, newspaper and magazine articles, television shows, films, and even food products (Feldhamer, Whittaker, Monty, & Weickert, 2002) all feature a variety of these "charismatic megafauna." Examples of common species include the bald eagle, giant panda, red wolf, blue whale, eastern grey kangaroo, and the koala. Many of these species are indeed threatened or endangered, whereas others serve the useful purpose of focusing concern and awareness on otherwise less visible but more subtle and far-reaching problems of ecosystem degradation. Informal education programs at many zoos, aquaria, museums, nature centers, botanic gardens and arboreta, national and state parks, and ecotourist attractions feature these organisms....

Hesperian 02:09, 24 May 2007 (UTC)