Education of Zoo Visitors and Advocacy of Kea - Kea Conservation ...

Selected correct knowledge questions were analysed to investigate if differences
between listening to a zookeeper talk and not listening to a talk had effect on
increased knowledge (Table4).
Table 5: Significance of listening to an educational talk and correct answers
Question Significant
Protected species G= 3.280 d.f= 4 p= .512 No
Kea endangered G= 18.589 d.f= 4 p= .001 Yes
Feed wild Kea G= 2.060 d.f= 4 p= .725 No
Is there Human-Kea conflict G= 8.538 d.f= 4 p= .074 No
Are Kea intelligent G= 4.111 d.f= 4 p= .391 No
Are Kea curious G= 5.532 d.f= 6 p= .478 No
Can Kea damage human
property
G= 1.287 d.f= 4 p= .864 No
A variety of knowledge questions were asked of respondents in Groups 2 and 3, these
were coded for correct, incorrect or not sure answers (Table 6).
Table 6: Knowledge questions Groups 2 and 3
Question Correct Incorrect Not sure
Are Kea New Zealand (NZ) native species? 89.2% (207/232) 2.2% (5/232) 8.6%(20/232)
What areas of NZ do Kea live in the wild? 51.7% (199/230) 22.2%(51/230) 25.1%(60/230)
What is normal Kea habitat? 48.5% (112/231) 36.4% (84/231) 15.2% (35/231)
Are Kea a protected species? 68.8% (159/231) 6.9% (16/231) 24.2% (56/231)
Are Kea endangered? 41.9% (96/229) 13.5% (31/229) 44.5% (102/229)
Do Kea have the potential to damage
human property?
81.3% (187/230) 2.2% (5/230) 16.5% (38/230)
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