Wildlife viewing preferences of visitors to protected areas in South Africa: Implications for the role of ecotourism in conservation

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-33

  Lindsey, Peter A ^a,b   Alexander, R ^c   Mills, M G L ^a,d   Romanach S ^e   Woodroffe, R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Savé Valley Conservancy ^*  (Zimbabwe)

^c SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^d ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST   (South Africa)

^e MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Big five; Charismatic mega fauna; Community conservation; Flagships; Lycaon pictus; Use values

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARNIVORE; ECOTOURISM; HERBIVORE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; TOURIST ATTRACTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVES; LYCAON PICTUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34250174494     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/joe133.0     Document Type: Article

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