The ecotourism literature is focused on market segmentation, ecological impacts of wildlife
viewing, and community-based ecotourism, but there has been minimal attention to critical …

As human recreation in natural areas increases, so does the potential for disturbance to
wildlife, and many factors (environmental, disturbance type, experience with humans) …

Ecotourism continues to be embraced as the antithesis of mass tourism because of its
promise of achieving sustainability through conservation mindedness, community …

A growing number of studies quantify the impact of nonlethal human disturbance on the
behavior and reproductive success of animals. Athough many are well designed and …

Studies evaluating effects of human activity on wildlife typically emphasize short‐term
behavioral responses from which it is difficult to infer biological significance or formulate …

Over the last decade there has been considerable growth in marine mammal-watching
tourism throughout the world. Due to the species use of coastal habitats, bottlenose dolphins …

Analysis of core criteria of ecotourism suggests two “ideal types” based on the level of
sustainability outcomes. The minimalist emphasizes superficial learning opportunities …

This study examined the activities of “northern resident” killer whales (Orcinus orca) in
Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada, in July and August, from 1995 to 2002 …

We documented immediate, behavioural responses of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins
(Tursiops sp.) to experimental vessel approaches in regions of high and low vessel traffic in …

There is a general assumption that animal species that face anthropogenic disturbance
through tourism suffer some negative impacts as a result. We carried out a meta-analysis of …