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The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation science

Summary by The Conversation
When species are described as 'destructive' or 'harmful' without sufficient context, it can shape how people perceive and treat them. Beata Whitehead/Moment via Getty ImagesScientists are philosophers, explorers, data collectors and number crunchers. They are also storytellers, placing data within a broader scientific and societal context. How they tell these stories matters. In our work as ecologists, we find that the “hero-villain” narrative t…

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The Conversation broke the news in on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
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