Browsing Conservation Science Publications by Subject "ECOTOURISM"

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    • A recovering flagship: Giant otters, communities and tourism in northern Peru
      Recharte, Maribel; Bride, Ian G.; Bowler, Mark (2015)
      We investigate attitudes towards giant otters in rural northern Peru, to see whether negative perceptions towards the species are mitigated by involvement in tourism…. We highlight the need for research into the value of otters to tourism, and to disseminate the results in rural areas where otter tourism may benefit local people.

    • Harpy eagles (Harpia harpyja) nesting at Refugio Amazonas, Tambopata, Peru feed on abundant disturbance-tolerant species
      Bowler, Mark; Couceiro, Daniel; Martinez, Rocio; Orihuela, Gabriela; Shoobridge, Juan Diego; Nycander, Eduardo; de Miranda, Everton B. P.; Tobler, Mathias W. (2020)
      The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is one of the main predators of arboreal mammals in the neotropics, affecting the ecology and behaviour these species. Knowledge of harpy eagle diets across their geographical range is patchy, the ability of harpy eagles to adapt to changing habitats is still open to question….

    • Protected only on paper? Three case studies from protected areas in the Dominican Republic
      Pasachnik, Stesha A.; Carreras De León, R; León, YM (2016)
      ...Herein we evaluate 3 case studies from the Dominican Republic (DR), one of the most biologically diverse countries in the Caribbean. We focus on conflicts between the DR’s national protected areas system and agriculture, tourism, and the charcoal trade....