Avitourism is an emerging sub-sector of the nature-based tourism industry, where tourist
travel motivations are focused around birdwatching. Certain aspects of the industry are yet to …

Whale-watching is a significant and growing tourism industry worldwide. Whaling has a long
history and, although largely curtailed today, still occurs in a few countries around the world …

This book is designed to give the reader a feel for the scope of, complexities arising from,
and possibilities of undertaking successful tourism developments in natural areas. Following …

This article reports on the grouped findings of three studies that have taken an in-depth look
at the travel motives of Canadian ecotourists. The results from these studies are compared to …

Wildlife recreation studies indicate a high level of participation in nonconsumptive wild-life
recreation (US Fish and Wildl. Serv. 1988, Filion et al. 1992). This level is expected to …

Considering its growing popularity and conservation potential, ecotourism offers unique
opportunities for integrating rural development, tourism, resource management, and …

Birders represent a significant component of wildlife users, but birders are not a
homogeneous group. This study develops a recreation specialization framework for birders …

Although considered distinct, ecotourists have been compared rarely with other tourist types
at the same site and time. Moreover, ecotourism definitions imply support for conservation …

Wildlife viewing recreation offers conservationists opportunities for education and
generating revenue but can also have detrimental ecological impacts. To manage these …

Most previous research concerning serious leisure has focused on testing the nature of
activities using six distinctive qualities proposed by Robert Stebbins. Viewed from a different …