Should dingoes die? Principles for engaging ecocentric ethics in wildlife tourism management

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-196

  Burns, Georgette Leah ^a   MacBeth, Jim ^b   Moore, Susan ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

anthropocentrism; dingoes; ecocentrism; ethics; Fraser Island; wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

CANID; ECOTOURISM; ETHICS; MORALITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA; FRASER ISLAND; QUEENSLAND;

CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO;

EID: 84857291710     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: 17477638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724049.2011.617450     Document Type: Article

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