03951oam 2200757I 450 991082822100332120230617003802.01-136-54811-41-280-47508-01-84977-385-897866104750871-136-54810-6600-00-0059-61-4175-8309-610.4324/9781849773850 (CKB)1000000000242077(EBL)981670(OCoLC)804665714(SSID)ssj0000152834(PQKBManifestationID)11150637(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000152834(PQKBWorkID)10339373(PQKB)10320432(SSID)ssj0000359940(PQKBManifestationID)12132261(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000359940(PQKBWorkID)10337639(PQKB)10721713(OCoLC)608888709(MiAaPQ)EBC981670(MiAaPQ)EBC430081(Au-PeEL)EBL430081(CaPaEBR)ebr11164776(OCoLC)466435500(OCoLC)58530853(EXLCZ)99100000000024207720180706d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFacing the wild ecotourism, conservation, and animal encounters /Chilla BulbeckLondon ;Sterling Va. :Earthscan,2005.1 online resource (643 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84407-138-3 1-84407-137-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Back to Nature Tourism; Introduction - Part 1; 1. Zoos and Circuses; Natural history; Zoos: From circus spectacles to Noah's arks; Animal interactions: Touching and feeding; Conclusion: Cute, cuddly or wild; 2. Animals as Ambassadors for Conservation; Turning wilderness into national parks; Saving the wild world; From killing to watching: Whales, penguins and sea lions; Framing penguins; Conclusion: Green messages3. So Long and Thanks For All the FishOceanic anchors: Dolphin dreaming; Human-dolphin encounters; Dolphins in the community; Conclusion: Wolves of the sea; Part 2: The Nature of Modern Society; Introduction - Part 2; 4. Recapturing Lost Meanings; Where has all the meaning gone?; Woman-native-nature; The masculinity of hunting; Tourism and the Romantic movement; Conclusion; 5. Loving Knowing; Changing scientific paradigms; Dualism: Are humans different animals?; Experiencing the wild; Feral and wild animals; Conclusion; 6. Respectful Stewardship of a Hybrid NatureContesting dualisms in late capitalismHybrid nature; Appendices; Notes; References; IndexWhat do wild animals mean to humans? Will they survive both rampant habitat loss and extinction caused by human encroachment and, as ecotourists, our enthusiasm for them? With ecotourism now the fastest growing segment of tourism, and encounters with wild animals - be it swimming with dolphins, going on safari or bird watching - ever more popular, these are critical questions. Yet until now little has been known about why people crave encounters with wild animals and the meaning for the ecotourism industry, conservation efforts and society at large. Facing the Wild is the first serious empiricEcotourismNature conservationEcotourism.Nature conservation.338.4791Bulbeck Chilla1951-,801816MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828221003321Facing the wild4091698UNINA