Understanding Tourists’ Preference for Mammal Species in Private Protected Areas: Is There a Case for Extralimital Species for Ecotourism?

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 2; p. e88192
• Main Authors: Maciejewski, Kristine, Kerley, Graham I. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05.02.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acinonyx; Acinonyx jubatus; Agricultural education; Agriculture; Animals; Biodiversity; Biology; Conservation of Natural Resources - economics; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods; Data Collection; Ecology; Economic impact; Ecosystem; Ecotourism; Elephants; Environmental protection; Historical account; Human subjects; Humans; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Introduced Species - economics; Leisure Activities - economics; Lion; Lions; Loxodonta africana; Medicine; Motivation; National parks; Panthera; Panthera leo; Panthera pardus; Preferences; Protected areas; Protected species; Protection and preservation; Questionnaires; Social and Behavioral Sciences; South Africa; Stocking; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Threatened species; Tourism; Tourists; Valuation; Veterinary Science; Viewing; Visibility; Wildlife; Wildlife conservation; Wildlife management; Zoology; South Africa

Private Protected Areas (PPAs) often use wildlife-based ecotourism as their primary means of generating business. Achieving tourist satisfaction has become a strong driving goal in the management of many PPAs, often at the expense of biodiversity. Many extralimitral species, those which historically...