Hunting Tourism as a Possible Development Tool in Protected Areas of Extremadura, Spain

Abstract

The constant declaration of new protected natural spaces that has taken place on a world scale in recent decades has caused changes in rural areas, where these spaces are often host to traditional activities that have acted over time as the area’s main sources of wealth. Among these activities, hunting has been one of the most affected. For this reason, the following study analyzes the incidence of one of the economic sectors linked to venatoria, hunting tourism, in two protected areas with an established hunting tradition: Sierra de San Pedro and Monfragüe. In order to achieve this objective, a questionnaire was drawn up and subsequently completed by a large proportion of the tourist accommodation establishments located in these areas. The results were obtained by means of statistical techniques and yielded very interesting information. This included information about the strong presence of hunting tourism in both regions, the differences in the presence of hunters according to the type of tourist accommodation, and the interest of hunters in taking part in activities other than hunting.

Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Consumer Profile of Hunting Tourism and Trophy Hunting from Tradition to Protected Areas: Study Case on Romania and Spain

“…The Romanian and Spanish hunters from the samples self-identified as individuals who respect ethics and traditions, are animals' lovers, and are responsible and cautious; therefore, these results validate the sin of neutralization of eco-guilt [63] but are practically the first step to the precautionary principle in hunting tourism planning [63]. Regarding the specific tourism activities linked to the hunting activities, 76% of Romanian hunters and 75% of Spanish hunters declare the visiting of tourism objectives and the surrounding in the hunting area and these results validates the results of Martin-Delgado et al [44] referring to the Spanish hunters in the protected area of Extremadura region [44].…”

“…According to the aim and the objectives of the research, we applied an online selfadministrated questionnaire [3,8,9,16,44,52]. Data were collected from 15 April to 20 May 2021.…”

“…Other European countries, such as Ukraine [2], Spain [3,44], Serbia [37,45,46], Croatia [20,42,[47][48][49], Sweden [6,9,50], Norway [4,12,51], Czech Republic [40,41], and Finland [38,52];…”

An Ex Ante Analysis of the Planned Transportation Network in the Region of Extremadura (Spain) by Using Physical Parameters

“…At the same time, ongoing improvement of infrastructures for tourism along with the attractions of heritage and the environment are managing to position the so-called Raya (the frontier between Spain and Portugal in Extremadura) as an international tourist destination [32]; moreover, strong touristic potential linked to inland water [33], spa [34], cultural resources in rural areas [35] or sustainable hunting [36] has been quoted; and Rodríguez, Sánchez and Ramajo described Extremadura as "an emerging inland destination" [37]. Its status as an objective I region has made a considerable contribution to this, besides the application of the INTERREG Operational Programs (1990Programs ( -2006, the POCTEP (Operative Program of Cross Border Cooperation Spain-Portugal) (2007-2013), the INTERREG VA (2014-2020) [38] or the LEADER Approach (2007-2013) [39].…”

Hunting in Extremadura—Profiles of the Hunter on the Basis of His Movements

“…In some specific destinations such as Africa, the role that hunting tourism plays has been amply demonstrated in two important aspects: nature conservation and its contribution to the local economy of rural populations. The economic resources derived from this specific form of tourism are a fundamental source of wealth for the local population living in different areas of Africa where hunting tourism has a high presence [14,15]. At the same time, a good part of this revenue has enabled numerous measures to conserve the environment [16].…”