Date: February 26, 2019
Source: University of Exeter
An
international group of researchers working on a wide range of species, from
elephants and crows, to whales and chimpanzees, argues that animals' cultural
knowledge needs to be taken into consideration when planning international
conservation efforts.
A paper
published in the journal Science (Tuesday 26 February) makes a
compelling case that growing scientific evidence on social learning across a
wide range of species, which can lead to unique animal cultures, is important
for both conservation practice and conservation policy.
Insights
into animal cultures can provide valuable information on 'what' groups of
animals to conserve, and on 'how' best to conserve them. For example,
understanding how grandmother killer whales pass on valuable information to
their offspring, or why some groups of chimpanzees have a culture of cracking
nutritious nuts with stone tools while others do not, can be key to evaluating
conservation challenges for such species.
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