Wildlife Tourism

Question 1

What is wildlife tourism & example?

Answer 1

TOURISM based on ENCOUNTERS with NON-DOMESTICATED animals

e.g. Whale watching.

Question 2

Economically, what does wildlife tourism do & example?

Answer 2

Draws in tourists by WILDLIFE

e.g. Costa Rica.

Question 3

What was the rise in Whale watching?

Answer 3

3.7% increase between 1998 - 2008

Question 4

What are the 4 overall impacts of wildlife tourism?

Answer 4

1. Natural environment
2. Visitors
3. Economic returns
4. Host communities e.g. Language

Question 5

What are 3 NEGATIVE impacts on wildlife?

Answer 5

1. Behaviour modification
2. Displacement
3. Reproduction
   which effects SPECIES COMPOSITION & STRUCTURE…

Question 6

What is the status of the Yellow-eyed penguin & what is the latin name?

Answer 6

ENDANGERED

Megadytes antipodes

Question 7

What is the cause of disturbance for Megadytes antipodes and what are the negative affects from this?

Answer 7

UNREGULATED ACCESS

POST-FORAGING landing, NEGATIVELY affecting FLEDGLING WEIGHT & probability of SURVIVAL.CAUSING a DECREASE in POPULATION.

Question 8

What are two positive and two negative points for SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING?

Answer 8

+ Can LESSEN MORTALITY in lean times e.g. drought
+ Can create PUBLIC AWARENESS

• POPULATION decreasing may change behaviour of species being fed & OTHER SPECIES e.g. Competition, predation & habitat damage)
• may cause HABITUATION which is particularly bad with dangerous animals.

Question 9

What 3 areas do ZOOS contribute to?

Answer 9

• CONSERVATION (Ex situ)
• RESEARCH
• EDUCATION

Question 10

Definition of ECOTOURISM?

Answer 10

RESPONSIBLE travel to NATURAL AREAS that CONSERVES the ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINS the well-being of LOCAL PEOPLE

Question 11

What are the 4 CRITERIA of ECOTOURISM?

Answer 11

1. Ecological (Sustainability)
2. Visitors
3. Finance
4. Economic

Question 12

What are 5 AIMS of ECOTOURISM?

Answer 12

1. Minimize IMPACT
2. AWARENESS
3. EXPERIENCE
4. FINANCIAL gains to CONSERVATION
5. EMPOWERMENT

Question 13

What is a SAYING of ECOTOURISM?

Answer 13

TAKE nothing but pictures, LEAVE nothing but footsteps and WASTE nothing but time.

Question 14

What does TAMAR stand for & what year was it founded?

Answer 14

BRAZILIAN SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION PROGRAM

1980

Question 15

Within the TAMAR visitor centre was tourist SERVICES do they provide?

Answer 15

• HATCHLING VIEWING
• EDUCATION
• FISHERMAN technical support
• REVENUES

Question 16

Within the REVENUES created by TAMAR what do they go towards?

Answer 16

Wages
Local childcare centre
Communal programs

Question 17

What are the 2 statistical results from TAMAR?

Answer 17

1. 70% of NESTS remain INTACT

2. 94% of PEOPLE VALUE turtles

Question 18

What are 3 costs of ECOTOURISM?

Answer 18

1. Tourism creates STRESS
2. COSTS (start-up & maintenance)
3. LOCAL CULTURE (& possibly isolated)

Question 19

What are 4 benefits of ECOTOURISM?

Answer 19

1. Incentives to protect the ENVIRONMENT e.g. species & habitats.
2. direct REVENUES
3. direct EMPLOYMENT
4. AWARENESS

Question 20

Case Study: Galapagos Islands

What are 3 impacts of TOURISM?

Answer 20

1. INVASIVE SPECIES
2. ILLEGAL FISHING
3. POPULATION GROWTH (immigration and local families)