The Role of Wildlife Education in Conservation Biology: Can awareness change Locals` Attitudes towards the Endangered African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) ?

Abstract

In this master thesis, I will concentrate on the increasing interest for the research field of conservation biology, and what it can do to contribute to turn the future development in a more sustainable direction for a local community. Conservation biology is the knowledge about how we can utilise nature in a sustainable way. The term is comprehensive, but this thesis will focus on a small part, namely to investigate the role of education and the impact it may have on people s behaviour and attitudes towards the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus).