Viewing Animals in the Wild Part A Flashcards
What are the eight types of tourism?
- Nature Based
- Wildlife
- Cultural
- Adventure
- 3S
- Hybrids
- Alternative
- Ecotourism
Nature-based tourism??
tourism about the environment
Adventure tourism??
toursim in the environment
3S tourism??
- sun, sand, sea
L> resorts!
Ecotourism??
can be a component of any of the other types of tourism
L> tourism FOR the environment
Examples of alternative tourism??
- going to see a castle
- famous house from a movie
- sites of death
etc
What is the formal definition of wildlife tourism?
tourism undertaken to view and/or encounter wildlife. It can take place in a range of settings from captive, semi captive to in the wild and it encompasses a variety of interactions from passive observation to feeding and or touching the species viewed.
What is the main difference between wildlife tourism and ecotourism?
- ecotourism does not consider captive situations.
What is the impact of feeding animals?
- feeding will decrease biodiversity but it increases the population of the animal being viewed in that area.
The encounter between the ___ and the ___ compromises the core of a wildlife tourism experience.
vistior
wildlife
What are the five things to be considered with wildlife tourism?
- vistors
- economics
- the wildlife experience
- host communities
- wildlife impacts and management
What are the four areas in the wildlife tourism spectrum?
- captive
- semi-captive
- feeding wildlife
- wild
- defined by roams, 2002
What is the formal definition for ecotourism?
responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.
L> via TIES: The International Ecotourism Society
Ecotourism is about uniting ___, _____ and _____. This means that hose who implement and participate in ecotourism activities should follow certain principles.
conservation, communities and sustainable travel.
What are the six principles of ecotourism?
- Minimize impact
- Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect (education component)
- Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts
- provide direct financial benefits for conservation
- provide financial benefits and empowerment for local people.
- raise sensitivity to host countries’ political, environmental and social climate
Out of the six principles of ecotourism which is not followed the most?
- minimizing impact
Describe the Case Study titled: Ecotourism or Ecoterrorism?
L>where was it?
L> issues?
- Pantanal, Brazil
- Boat drivers with no training in good practice
- paid more money to get closer
- did not care how they influenced behaviour
- area not officially policed
- found four jaguars competing for mates
- 10 boats zipped up at full throttle
- blocked pathway of jaguar trying to cross the river
Describe the Case Study titled: Ecotourism or Ecoterrorism?
- as the number of boats increased what happened?
- cats became more aggressive towards each other via redirecting their aggression towards the tourists that they couldn’t reach.