The incidental ecotourist: measuring visitor impacts on endangered howler monkeys at a Belizean archaeological site
作者： Rebecca Grossberg , Adrian Treves , Lisa Naughton-Treves
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892903000031
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摘要: SUMMARY Conservationists are missing opportunities to protect species at mass tourism sites where wildlife itself is not the main tourist attraction. At such locations ‘incidental ecotourists’, i.e. tourists with multiple interests who encounter or fragile ecosystems inadvertently. A case study from Lamanai Archaeological Reserve, Belize, reveals motivations of incidental ecotourists and their impact on an endangered primate species, black howler monkey, Alouatta pigra. Four hundred seventy-one visitors were surveyed assess travel goals, conservation commitments, reactions viewing monkeys. Data also collected behaviour monkeys during encounters. More intense interactions correlated number duration encounter; guided parties interacted more intensely than unguided parties. Tourists largely unaware that these may harm Qualitative observations response suggest short- long-term negative impacts. These impacts could be mitigated through effective guide training, limiting group size, increasing entrance fees Reserve. Improving environmental education reduce motivate some become advocates for species.
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