Quantifying the Role of Viewing the Denali "Big 5" in Visitor Satisfaction and Awareness: Conservation Implications for Flagship Recognition and Resource Management

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-128

  Skibins, Jeffrey C ^a   Hallo, Jeffrey C ^a   Sharp, Julia L ^a   Manning, Robert E ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

charismatic megafauna; experience based management; flagship species; wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES GIGAS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS DALLI; OVIS DALLI DALLI; RANGIFER TARANDUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 84859580154     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2012.627531     Document Type: Article

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