I thought I saw a pussy cat: Portrayal of wild cats in friendly interactions with humans distorts perceptions and encourages interactions with wild cat species

• Esther van der Meer ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: esthervdmeer@gmail.com

  Affiliation Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6784-7837

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• Sandra Botman,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Saxion, Department of Tourism Management, Deventer, the Netherlands

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• Simone Eckhardt

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Stichting SPOTS, Stampersgat, the Netherlands

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