Balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach

Ecotourism promises to reconcile wildlife conservation and human development if negative impacts of human visitation and associated infrastructure can be minimized. Animal behavior studies can be used to identify individual and population responses to anthropogenic impacts before other fitness conse...

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Autores principales: Chock, Rachel Y., Bessa, Eduardo, Arteaga-Torres, Josue David, Baker, Liv, Arevalo, J. Edgardo, y otros autores más
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Publicado: 2026
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Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/14217
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author Chock, Rachel Y.
Bessa, Eduardo
Arteaga-Torres, Josue David
Baker, Liv
Arevalo, J. Edgardo
y otros autores más
author_browse Arevalo, J. Edgardo
Arteaga-Torres, Josue David
Baker, Liv
Bessa, Eduardo
Chock, Rachel Y.
y otros autores más
author_facet Chock, Rachel Y.
Bessa, Eduardo
Arteaga-Torres, Josue David
Baker, Liv
Arevalo, J. Edgardo
y otros autores más
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description Ecotourism promises to reconcile wildlife conservation and human development if negative impacts of human visitation and associated infrastructure can be minimized. Animal behavior studies can be used to identify individual and population responses to anthropogenic impacts before other fitness consequences are documented. With input from professionals in animal behavior and ecotourism, we identified key questions needed to better understand the impact of ecotourism on wildlife. Activity budgets, foraging, movement, stress, habituation, and reproduction were themes that emerged from our survey. We highlight promising research on these themes and identify remaining behavioral research questions about conserving wildlife in the context of ecotourism. Although ecotourism activities often have detrimental effects on animal behavior, we highlight research needs that can inform management and ecotourist education to improve human behavior to be more compatible with sustainable use of nature.
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spelling RepoCATIE142172026-01-10T23:55:31Z Balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach Chock, Rachel Y. Bessa, Eduardo Arteaga-Torres, Josue David Baker, Liv Arevalo, J. Edgardo y otros autores más Ecología||ecology||Ecologia||écologie Ecoturismo||ecotourism||undefined||écotourisme Conservación de la naturaleza||nature conservation||conservação da natureza||conservation de la nature Anthropogenic Behavioral ecology Human wildlife conflict Tourism Sede Central ODS 15 - Vida de ecosistemas terrestres Ecotourism promises to reconcile wildlife conservation and human development if negative impacts of human visitation and associated infrastructure can be minimized. Animal behavior studies can be used to identify individual and population responses to anthropogenic impacts before other fitness consequences are documented. With input from professionals in animal behavior and ecotourism, we identified key questions needed to better understand the impact of ecotourism on wildlife. Activity budgets, foraging, movement, stress, habituation, and reproduction were themes that emerged from our survey. We highlight promising research on these themes and identify remaining behavioral research questions about conserving wildlife in the context of ecotourism. Although ecotourism activities often have detrimental effects on animal behavior, we highlight research needs that can inform management and ecotourist education to improve human behavior to be more compatible with sustainable use of nature. 2026-01-09T17:53:24Z 2026-01-09T17:53:24Z 2025-02-13 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/14217 openAccess en Conservation Science and Practice https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13306 11 páginas application/pdf
spellingShingle Ecología||ecology||Ecologia||écologie
Ecoturismo||ecotourism||undefined||écotourisme
Conservación de la naturaleza||nature conservation||conservação da natureza||conservation de la nature
Anthropogenic
Behavioral ecology
Human wildlife conflict
Tourism
Sede Central
ODS 15 - Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
Chock, Rachel Y.
Bessa, Eduardo
Arteaga-Torres, Josue David
Baker, Liv
Arevalo, J. Edgardo
y otros autores más
Balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach
title Balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach
title_full Balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach
title_fullStr Balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach
title_full_unstemmed Balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach
title_short Balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach
title_sort balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach
topic Ecología||ecology||Ecologia||écologie
Ecoturismo||ecotourism||undefined||écotourisme
Conservación de la naturaleza||nature conservation||conservação da natureza||conservation de la nature
Anthropogenic
Behavioral ecology
Human wildlife conflict
Tourism
Sede Central
ODS 15 - Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
url https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/14217
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