Gopalaswamy, Arjun M.Elliot, Nicholas B.Ngene, ShadrackBroekhuis, FemkeBraczkowski, AlexanderLindsey, Peter AndrewPacker, CraigStenseth, Nils Chr.2023-10-122023-10-122022-05Gopalaswamy, A.M., Elliot, N.B., Ngene, S. et al. 2022, 'How “science” can facilitate the politicization of charismatic megafauna counts', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 119, no. 20, pp. 1-4. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.2203244119.0027-8424 (print)1091-6490 (online)10.1073/pnas.2203244119http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92855Ideally, the practice of science stays independent, informs policy in real time, and facilitates learning. However, when large uncertainties go unreported or are not effectively communicated, science can, inadvertently, facilitate inappropriate politics.en© 2022 the Author(s). Published by PNAS. This open access article is distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND).ScienceReal timeLearningPoliticsArticle