Aboriginal interpretation in Australian wildlife tourism

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 116-136

  Zeppel, Heather ^a   Muloin, Sue ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal attitudes; Australia; Indigenous cultures; Wildlife interpretation; Wildlife tourism; Zoos

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; ZOO;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 57249089449     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724040802140493     Document Type: Article

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