Case study: Visitor perceptions of captive wildlife tourism in a western Australian natural setting

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-91

  Hughes, Michael ^a   Newsome, David ^b   Macbeth, Jim ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barna Mia; Captive wildlife tourism; Dryandra Woodland; Rare marsupials; Visitor satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

ANIMALIA; CRATEVA RELIGIOSA; DRYANDRA; METATHERIA;

EID: 29144463618     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724040409480341     Document Type: Article

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