THE AFFECTIVE IS THE EFFECTIVE IN A BRAZILIAN URBAN ECOSYSTEM:
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN RESIDENTS OF FEIRA DE SANTANA (BA) AND SARIGUÊS (DIDELPHIS)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59360/ouricuri.vol13.i1.a17085Keywords:
Culture and conservation; Ethnozoology; Human and fauna interactionsAbstract
The relationship between human beings and animals is a complex institution that started at the beginning of history. The belief that contact with nature is something good or beneficial for people is an old and widespread notion, but these relationships can be treated from attraction and admiration (biophilia) to aversion and indifference (biophobia). Thus, this work aims to report the emotional connections between people and possums (Didelphis spp.). For this, 50 interviews were carried out, 32 of which were semi-structured and 18 were visually stimulated. The results showed that the urban population of Feira de Santana has predominantly biophobic feelings towards possums. Based on this, there is a clear need for ethnobiological studies as a way of registering, preserving ecological and zoological knowledge of urban populations, and these can help in the elaboration of proposals aimed at the conservation and management of the species in this urbanized environment.
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