Investigating the impact of media on demand for wildlife: A case study of Harry Potter and the UK trade in owls.

In recent decades, a substantial number of popular press articles have described an increase in demand for certain species in the pet trade due to films such as "Finding Nemo", "Ninja turtles", and "Harry Potter". Nevertheless, such assertions are largely supported only...

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Main Authors: Diane A Megias, Sean C Anderson, Robert J Smith, Diogo Veríssimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5627891?pdf=render