Wildlife tourism in reintroduction projects: Exploring social and economic benefits of beaver in local settings

Auster, Roger E.; Barr, Stewart; Brazier, Richard E.

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2020.125920

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“…Beaver behaviours create habitats which support wider biodiversity (Law et al 2019;Nummi et al 2011Nummi et al , 2019Holopainen 2014, 2020;Stringer and Gaywood 2016;Ward and Prior 2020), and dams slow water flows through landscapes, reducing downstream flood risk and improving water quality (Brazier et al 2020a, b;Brown et al 2018;Graham et al 2020;Puttock et al 2017Puttock et al , 2018. Additionally, beaver tourism may benefit local businesses (Auster et al 2020c;Campbell et al 2007).…”

Section: Beavers In Great Britainmentioning

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“…• focused study with individuals who reported beaver conflicts with land/property (Auster et al 2020b). • investigation into beaver tourism and its reception amongst residents and businesses (Auster et al 2020c). • exploration of perspectives of beaver reintroduction among anglers in the River Otter catchment (Auster et al 2020a).…”

Section: Study Context: River Otter Beaver Trialmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Renewed coexistence: learning from steering group stakeholders on a beaver reintroduction project in England

2021

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Species reintroductions are growing in popularity, and example motivations include supporting species populations or the restoration of ecosystem function. Interactions between humans and the reintroduced species are likely to occur post-reintroduction. Coexistence between humans and wildlife is adaptive and dynamic, in part requiring management of conflicts between humans and wildlife, or of conflicts between humans over wildlife management. We seek to learn from the experiences of steering group members in a Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) project in England and identify how governance of coexistence with reintroduced species may differ from the governance of coexistence with species that are already present in the landscape. Using a qualitative thematic analysis of an online survey, we identify a series of lessons in six key areas: (1) project governance, (2) stakeholder engagement, (3) research and monitoring programme, (4) strategy to manage arising conflicts, (5) public engagement, and (6) broad perspectives on reintroduction trials. We advocate for reflective evaluation as an essential component of reintroduction projects to enable knowledge-sharing from experiences, leading to improved practices in the future. Reflecting on our analysis, we identify and define ‘Renewed Coexistence’—a new term that draws on pre-existing coexistence knowledge but identifies the unique elements that relate to governing coexistence with reintroduced species.

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Section: Beavers In Great Britainmentioning

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Section: Study Context: River Otter Beaver Trialmentioning

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Renewed coexistence: learning from steering group stakeholders on a beaver reintroduction project in England

2021

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“…Wildlife tourism is mostly non-consumptive nowadays, including activities like viewing, photography, touching, and feeding, in contrast to killing, hunting, and recreational fishing (Auster et al, 2020).…”

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“…Wildlife tourism has grown in recent years and is continuing to grow. In this growth trajectory, WT has taken diverse forms like wildlife watching, captive wildlife, hunting and fishing tourism, and collection and conservation of animals (Auster et al, 2020). The number of tourists who specifically want to see wildlife is increasing; these tourists display a wide range of ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and motivations (Reynolds and Braithwaite, 2001;Khanra et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

Wildlife Tourism: A Synthesis of Past, Present, and Future Research Agenda

Kanta

Kaurav

Allam

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Wildlife tourism (WT) is an emerging sector of tourism, majorly meant to view and/or encounter wildlife in the wild, captive, and semi-captive settings. Because of the new emerging economies, there is an increased demand for wildlife destinations in both, developing and developed nations. However, a comprehensive study is lacking in WT. In this context, the present study seeks to bring together and discuss the key findings on WT from the present literature and propose new approaches to research using co-citation, co-authorship, and co-occurrence analyses. Further, the study also considers research on WT conducted so far like attitudes, birdwatching, conservation, economics, hunting, mammals, management, marine monitoring, negative impacts, positive impacts, captive wildlife, and

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“…Nature tourism is the segment of tourism directly related to the sustainable use of natural resources. The main motivation of this segment is to carry out outdoor activities in contact with nature and its biodiversity [9][10][11][12][13]. This type of tourism provides the receiving communities with the means to improve their quality of life, seeking to encourage sustainable development.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Nature Tourism on the Colombian—Ecuadorian Amazonian Border: History, Current Situation, and Challenges

Mestanza-Ramón

Caballero

2021

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Global conflicts can severely affect a nation’s tourism activities. Tourism can also be seriously affected by health problems such as epidemics or pandemics. It is important to establish strategies to be prepared for adverse situations. The objective of this study focused on analyzing nature tourism from a post-conflict and post-COVID-19 situation in the Amazonian border of Colombia (Department of Putumayo) and Ecuador (Province of Sucumbíos), which will contribute to establishing future strategic management scenarios. In order to respond to this objective, a systematic bibliographic review was carried out, accompanied by fieldwork (interviews). The results indicate that in the face of adverse situations, the tourism industry has the capacity to be resilient. The success of its recovery will be directly proportional to its capacity to create policies and strategies that allow it to take advantage of natural resources and turn them into an opportunity for the socioeconomic development of its population.

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Wildlife tourism in reintroduction projects: Exploring social and economic benefits of beaver in local settings

Cited by 34 publications

References 48 publications

Renewed coexistence: learning from steering group stakeholders on a beaver reintroduction project in England

Renewed coexistence: learning from steering group stakeholders on a beaver reintroduction project in England

Wildlife Tourism: A Synthesis of Past, Present, and Future Research Agenda

Nature Tourism on the Colombian—Ecuadorian Amazonian Border: History, Current Situation, and Challenges

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