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Abstract：
Perceptions of, and attitudes toward, wildlife are influenced by exposure to, and direct experiences with, nature. Butterflies are a conspicuous and ubiquitous component of urban nature across megacities that are highly urbanized with little opportunity for human-nature interactions. We evaluated public familiarity with, perceptions of and attitudes toward butterflies across nine megacities in East and Southeast Asia through face-to-face interviews with 1774 urban park users. A total of 79% of respondents had seen butterflies in their cities mostly in urban parks, indicating widespread familiarity with butterflies. Those who had seen butterflies also had higher perceptions of butterflies, whereas greater than 50% of respondents had positive attitudes toward butterflies. Frequent visits to natural places in urban neighbourhoods was associated with (i) sightings of caterpillars, indicating increased familiarity with urban wildlife, and (ii) increased connectedness to nature. We found two significant positive relationships: (i) between connectedness to nature and attitudes toward butterflies and (ii) between connectedness to nature and perceptions of butterflies, firmly linking parks users\' thoughts and feelings about butterflies with their view of nature. This suggests that butterflies in urban parks can play a key role in building connectedness to nature and consequently pro-environmental behaviours and support for wildlife conservation among urban residents.
摘要：
感知,以及对，野生动物受到接触的影响，和直接经验，性质。蝴蝶是城市自然的一个明显和无处不在的组成部分，在城市高度城市化，几乎没有机会进行人与自然的互动。我们评估了公众对，通过对1774个城市公园用户的面对面采访，对东亚和东南亚九个大城市的蝴蝶的看法和态度。共有79％的受访者在城市中看到过蝴蝶，主要是在城市公园中，表明人们广泛熟悉蝴蝶。那些看过蝴蝶的人对蝴蝶的认识也更高，而超过50%的受访者对蝴蝶持积极态度。经常访问城市社区的自然场所与（i）毛毛虫的目击有关，表明人们越来越熟悉城市野生动物，(ii)增加与自然的联系。我们发现了两个显着的正相关关系：（i）与自然的联系与对蝴蝶的态度之间的联系，以及（ii）与自然的联系与对蝴蝶的感知之间的联系，牢固地将公园用户对蝴蝶的想法和感受与他们对自然观的看法联系起来。这表明城市公园中的蝴蝶可以在建立与自然的联系，从而促进环境行为并支持城市居民中的野生动植物保护方面发挥关键作用。
