The Customer Isn't Always Right—Conservation and Animal Welfare Implications of the Increasing Demand for Wildlife Tourism

Tourism accounts for 9% of global GDP and comprises 1.1 billion tourist arrivals per annum. Visits to wildlife tourist attractions (WTAs) may account for 20-40% of global tourism, but no studies have audited the diversity of WTAs and their impacts on the conservation status and welfare of subject an...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 10; no. 10; p. e0138939
Main Authors:	Moorhouse, Tom P., Dahlsjö, Cecilia A. L., Baker, Sandra E., D'Cruze, Neil C., Macdonald, David W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 21.10.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Analysis Animal rights Animal Welfare Animals Animals, Wild Cetacea Comparative analysis Conservation Conservation of Natural Resources Conservation status Customer relations Environmental education Feedback National parks Protection and preservation Recreation Tourism Tourist attractions Tourists Travel Wildlife Wildlife conservation Wildlife tourism Zoology Zoos United States United Kingdom > UK Bali Indonesia Indonesia
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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