Charisma and conservation: Charismatic megafauna's influence on safari and zoo tourists' pro-conservation behaviors

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 959-982

  Skibins, Jeffrey C ^a,b   Powell, Robert B ^a   Hallo, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b not available   (United States)

Author keywords

Charismatic megafauna; Connection to wildlife; Flagship species; Pro conservation behaviors; Structural equation modeling; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; FAUNA; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROTECTED AREA; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION; WILD POPULATION; ZOO;

TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84875744385     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0462-z     Document Type: Article

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