How would you describe your image of a crab (or the Singapore freshwater crab)?
Personally, I am relieved to say that the responses I have received from my family and friends vary in degree from “dull, dark, dirty and brown”, to “small with cute eyes and pincers”. In this section, I will attempt to discuss how human’s attitude can influence the conservation of the Singapore freshwater crab.
![Kelvin (2009). Panda [Image]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/5402340884](https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/hp3203-2017-20/files/2017/03/5402340884_6756056d7c_o-1a4iih9-300x300.jpg)
The panda is an example of a charismatic megafauna. Source: Flickr, Kelvin.
This application has an implication for practice. It suggests a greater need and possibility to foster deeper appreciation and understanding of the positive benefits and importance of the Singapore freshwater crabs in our ecosystem. By framing positive information about the Singapore freshwater crab to the public, it potentially increases knowledge and positive attitudes to learn, care and love the Singapore freshwater crab. The goal for the Singapore freshwater crab to be “an ambassador for the management of the country’s (Singapore) freshwater habitats” (Ng et al., 2015) is a beginning to build public attention on this species.