Wildlife Tourism and Conservation

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Wildlife tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of tourism worldwide. It covers a spectrum of opportunities for tourists to interact with non-domesticated animals ranging from captive to naturalistic setting. It can jeopardize the integrity of ecosystems, in general, and wildlife population dynamics and behaviour, in particular. This book discusses the basic elements of wildlife tourism, including the impacts of and benefits from wildlife tourism and the major issues and challenges relative to sustainable tourism. It covers the full scope of wildlife tourism, including zoos, wildlife watching, hunting and fishing. The measures to minimize visitorâ€™s impact on wild species and their habitats are discussed from a geographical perspective. Policies and international commitments pertinent to wildlife tourism are also presented. This book will be an essential reading for all tourism professionals, wildlife managers, planners, government employees, researchers and general readers with an interest in wildlife tourism and conservation.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Abhilash Mallya

Abhilash Mallya, a seasoned tourism personnel holds a masters' degree in tourism administration. He has been associated with a wide spectrum of tourism related activities for the last ten years, in various capacities, both in the industry and in the academics. His main contributions to the field of ecotourism include organising capacity building workshops and training courses for the local authorities of various concerned departments, communities and organisations, extending professional support to the government for promotion of ecotourism, supervising research works on ecotourism related topics, and preparing ecotourism management plans for protected areas. In addition to the regular academic assignments, he takes up consultancy projects as well. He has published a good number of innovative research papers in the key and thrust areas of tourism. He has also attended national and international seminars and also underwent many value added training and orientation programmes in the core areas of tourism.