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Herding monkeys to paradise [[electronic resource] ] : how macaque troops are managed for tourism in Japan / / by John Knight



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Autore: Knight John <1960-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Herding monkeys to paradise [[electronic resource] ] : how macaque troops are managed for tourism in Japan / / by John Knight Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (648 p.)
Disciplina: 599.8/644
Soggetto topico: Japanese macaque
Wildlife viewing sites - Japan
Ecotourism - Japan
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / J. Knight -- Introduction / J. Knight -- 1. Monkeys In Paradise / J. Knight -- 2. Searching For Monkeys / J. Knight -- 3. Provisioning The Monkeys / J. Knight -- 4. Working With Monkeys / J. Knight -- 5. Herding The Monkeys / J. Knight -- 6. Keeping Out Monkeys / J. Knight -- 7. Transforming The Monkeys / J. Knight -- 8. Restoring The Monkeys / J. Knight -- Conclusion / J. Knight -- Bibliography / J. Knight -- Index / J. Knight.
Sommario/riassunto: This book is a study of the use of monkeys as a tourist attraction in Japan. Monkey parks are popular visitor attractions that display free-ranging troops of Japanese macaques to the paying public. The parks work by manipulating the movements of the monkey troop through the regular provision of food handouts at a fixed site where the monkeys can be easily viewed. This system of management leads to a variety of problems, including proliferating monkey numbers, park-edge crop-raiding, and the sedentarization of the troop. In addition to falling visitor numbers, these problems have led to the closure or fencing in of many parks, calling into question the future of the monkey park as an institution.
Titolo autorizzato: Herding monkeys to paradise  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-16085-4
9786613160850
90-04-20324-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910456977503321
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Serie: Human-animal studies ; ; 10.