Perceptions of assisted reproductive technologies in wildlife conservation: Public expectations and ethical implications across three EU countries

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342094" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342094</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342094" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0342094</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Perceptions of assisted reproductive technologies in wildlife conservation: Public expectations and ethical implications across three EU countries

Original language description

This paper examines public perceptions of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in wildlife conservation across three European countries: Czechia, Germany, and Italy. In the context of ongoing biodiversity decline, ART can support conser- vation efforts by promoting population growth, facilitating genetic exchange, and enhancing genetic diversity through genome resource banks. However, the applica- tion of ART in wildlife conservation may challenge conventional views on reproduc- tion and extinction and raise ethical considerations, for example concerning animal welfare. To assess public views and ethical concerns, we conducted a survey in three EU countries involved in the BioRescue project, a conservation initiative employ- ing ART to prevent the extinction of the Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). The survey explored respondents’ attitudes toward biodiversity loss, awareness of the rhinoceros crisis, support for ART in wildlife conservation, and their primary sources of environmental information. The findings inform recommendations for improving conservation communication and fostering public acceptance of ART in wildlife conservation, while emphasizing the need for rigorous ethical oversight to ensure their responsible application.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

PLOS One

ISSN

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e-ISSN

1932-6203

Volume of the periodical

21

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

20

Pages from-to

1-21

UT code for WoS article

001707431700021

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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