There’s also a good chance that achieving significant changes for liminal animals, and even just campaigning for them, if accompanied by strong media hype, will raise people’s level of sensitivity to animals in general. This is something that seems very likely to me, but for which I haven’t seen any research carried out—it would be worthwhile to carry out some on the subject, given that these campaigns (particularly for liminal animals) are much more successful, as we can see in France with the PAZ association (https://zoopolis.fr), than those concerning livestock. If they also have an indirect effect that benefits other animals, then it seems to me that’s a major asset in running such campaigns.
Concerning bees, I didn’t see the direct link between the question of bee species and the question of individuals; why bees in particular? Besides, I don’t think they’re particularly invisible? There’s a lot of talk in France about the decline of bees (but without any concern for individuals)...
There’s also a good chance that achieving significant changes for liminal animals, and even just campaigning for them, if accompanied by strong media hype, will raise people’s level of sensitivity to animals in general. This is something that seems very likely to me, but for which I haven’t seen any research carried out—it would be worthwhile to carry out some on the subject, given that these campaigns (particularly for liminal animals) are much more successful, as we can see in France with the PAZ association (https://zoopolis.fr), than those concerning livestock. If they also have an indirect effect that benefits other animals, then it seems to me that’s a major asset in running such campaigns.
Concerning bees, I didn’t see the direct link between the question of bee species and the question of individuals; why bees in particular? Besides, I don’t think they’re particularly invisible? There’s a lot of talk in France about the decline of bees (but without any concern for individuals)...