Table 1. Four false statements comprising the “knowledge score” about onagers for respondents within and outside Bahram-e-Goor Protected Area (BPA) in southern Iran.

N = 243 respondents. Chi-square tests compare results within and outside BPA.

Statement	Within BPA	Outside BPA	n	Χ2 (p)
False statement	% answers correctly identifying statement as false
Onagers can run more than 100 km/hour.	35.45	24.66	243	3.57 (0.06)
Onager mares often give birth to 2 foals.	52.72	25.33	243	20.45 (<0.001)
Onagers need to drink only once a week.	61.82	24.67	243	36.38 (<0.001)
Onagers live in many areas of Iran.	40.91	45.33	243	0.50 (0.47)