Wild vertebrates and their representation by urban/rural students in a region of northeast Brazil.

Background: Recognition of the diversity of living beings, including the classification and naming of species, is a fundamental condition for biological literacy with the aim of developing critical awareness of human relationships with nature, and for which formal education plays an important role. The present study aimed to analyze the representation that urban/rural students have for wild vertebrates and their main sources of knowledge.

Methods: Data collection took place in three public schools, one urban and two rural, in the municipality of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.