Wildlife tourism in reintroduction projects: Exploring social and economic benefits of beaver in local settings
Wildlife tourism in reintroduction projects: Exploring social and economic benefits of beaver in local settings
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jnc.2020.125920
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发表时间：
2020-12-01
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Brazier, Richard E.
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作者：
Auster, Roger E.;Barr, Stewart W.;Brazier, Richard E.
野生动物重新引入项目需要考虑社会和经济因素。野生动物旅游经常被认为是重新引入的好处，因此需要了解这种好处是否以及如何体现。通过对活体重新引入项目（英格兰的欧亚河狸（蓖麻纤维））流域内的一个村庄的案例研究，我们揭示了重新引入物种旅游如何为当地企业带来经济效益，但效益的规模取决于利用这一机会的商业举措（例如商品、营销等）。我们建议重新引入从业者应积极鼓励当地企业最大限度地利用机会，特别是在旅游业被列为重新引入理由的情况下。我们建议进一步研究利益是否会长期存在，但推测一些价值将会持续存在。最后，我们认识到与重新引入相关的野生动物旅游可能会与其他当地问题相互作用，但看到重新引入的物种或其活动迹象可以产生积极的情绪反应。
Wildlife reintroduction projects are required to account for social and economic factors. Wildlife tourism is often cited as a benefit of reintroduction, so an understanding of whether and how this manifests is required. Through a case study of a village in the catchment of a live reintroduction project (Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) in England) we reveal how reintroduced species tourism has economic benefit for local business, but the scale of benefit is dependent upon business initiatives that take the opportunity (eg merchandise, marketing etc.). We suggest reintroduction practitioners should actively encourage local businesses to maximise opportunities, especially where tourism is cited as a reason to reintroduce. We recommend further research into whether benefits remain in the long-term, but speculate some value will persist. Finally, we recognise reintroduction-related wildlife tourism may interact with other local issues, but seeing a reintroduced species or signs of its activity can produce positive emotional responses.