Understanding Tourists’ Preference for Mammal Species in Private Protected Areas: Is There a Case for Extralimital Species for Ecotourism?

Private Protected Areas (PPAs) often use wildlife-based ecotourism as their primary means of generating business. Achieving tourist satisfaction has become a strong driving goal in the management of many PPAs, often at the expense of biodiversity. Many extralimitral species, those which historically...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 9; no. 2; p. e88192
Main Authors:	Maciejewski, Kristine, Kerley, Graham I. H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 05.02.2014 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acinonyx Acinonyx jubatus Agricultural education Agriculture Animals Biodiversity Biology Conservation of Natural Resources - economics Conservation of Natural Resources - methods Data Collection Ecology Economic impact Ecosystem Ecotourism Elephants Environmental protection Historical account Human subjects Humans Indigenous species Introduced species Introduced Species - economics Leisure Activities - economics Lion Lions Loxodonta africana Medicine Motivation National parks Panthera Panthera leo Panthera pardus Preferences Protected areas Protected species Protection and preservation Questionnaires Social and Behavioral Sciences South Africa Stocking Sustainability Sustainable development Threatened species Tourism Tourists Valuation Veterinary Science Viewing Visibility Wildlife Wildlife conservation Wildlife management Zoology South Africa
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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