Turtles and tourists: a hands-on experience of conservation for sixth formers from King's College, Taunton, on the Ionian Island of Zakynthos

Poland, Roger; Hall, Graham B.; Smith, Marian W.

doi:10.1080/00219266.1996.9655490

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“…In the case of sea turtles, the majority of watching activity occurs in the largest turtle rookeries around the word (Johnson et al 1996, Poland et al 1996, Marcovaldi & Marcovaldi 1999, Godfrey & Drif 2001, Wilson & Tisdell 2001, Downie et al 2003, Meletis & Harrison 2010, Rathnayake 2016. Some turtle watching occurs in the water, through direct observation from a boat (Howell et al 2015, Schofield et al 2015, Papafitsoros et al 2020, or diving and snorkeling in shallow coastal areas (Landry & Taggart 2010, Papafitsoros et al 2020, although the majority occurs on nesting beaches.…”

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Risk assessment of wildlife-watching tourism in an important endangered loggerhead turtle rookery

Marco

Martins

Martín-Rábano

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Endang. Species. Res.

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Wildlife-watching tourism is a non-exploitative activity that can contribute to sustainable economic development of coastal communities. However, it is important to assess the potential impact and implement best practices to mitigate any negative effects of such tourism. We studied this issue on Boa Vista (Cabo Verde), which supports around 60% of nesting activity of one of the most endangered loggerhead turtle rookeries globally. Between 2013 and 2016, authorized turtle watching involved 4942 tourists, generating a mean annual direct income of >USD 289000 and the direct creation of >250 jobs. On João Barrosa beach, which supports around 20% of nests and 48% of turtle-watching activity on the island, we tested the influence of turtle watching on nesting behavior, reproduction and nest-site fidelity. Nesting females observed by tourists spent significantly less time on nest-camouflaging behavior, although all other phases of nesting were unaffected. There were no statistically significant differences between the re-nesting frequency of females watched (n = 187) and non-watched (n = 972) by tourists. We found no evidence that the current turtle-watching intensity has an effect on turtle reproduction. Turtle poaching remains a severe threat on beaches with no turtle watching, although it has strongly decreased on beaches with tourist visits. We suggest tour guides follow best practice guidelines to minimize disturbance, specifically retreating from the immediate vicinity of a female during nest camouflaging to mitigate the observed impact.

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Risk assessment of wildlife-watching tourism in an important endangered loggerhead turtle rookery

Marco

Martins

Martín-Rábano

et al. 2021

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“…The design of the island and its field station was based on locations from around the Mediterranean. The syntactic dimension of the model was based upon fieldwork that the author had supervised (Poland et al, 1996). Accordingly, the island reflected the detailed academic and subject teaching knowledge of the author.…”

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The Virtual Field Station (VFS): using a virtual reality environment for ecological fieldwork in A‐Level biological studies—Case Study 3

Poland

Velle

Nichol

2003

Brit J Educational Tech

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Case studies are one way of producing the evidential base necessary for ICT to become embedded in everyday teaching and learning. Such case studies are vital for the purposes of generalisation. Also, teacher generated case-studies have the benefit of being research that is done by teachers in conjunction with Higher Education support and mediation, as opposed to research being done to teachers by Higher Education. One such teacher-generated case study at the cutting edge of ICT researches the effectiveness of a Virtual Field Station for the teaching of an A Level biology topic. The subject was the exotic one of the Mediterranean sea turtle. Student fieldwork involving these fascinating creatures is desirable but difficult, as the sea turtle's habitat is the archipelago of the Aegean Sea. The paper argues that a Virtual Field Centre is an effective substitute for actuality in terms of the development of student knowledge and understanding for examination purposes. As such, it is an innovative development that sits at the forefront of an area of Science Education that is rapidly developing, ie ICT-mediated teaching and learning.

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Tourism impairs tiger beetle (Cicindeldae) populations – a case studyin a Mediterranean beach habitat

Arndt

Aydin

2005

J Insect Conserv

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Turtles and tourists: a hands-on experience of conservation for sixth formers from King's College, Taunton, on the Ionian Island of Zakynthos

Cited by 5 publications

References 2 publications

Risk assessment of wildlife-watching tourism in an important endangered loggerhead turtle rookery

Risk assessment of wildlife-watching tourism in an important endangered loggerhead turtle rookery

The Virtual Field Station (VFS): using a virtual reality environment for ecological fieldwork in A‐Level biological studies—Case Study 3

Tourism impairs tiger beetle (Cicindeldae) populations – a case studyin a Mediterranean beach habitat

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