A rapid assessment of wildlife tourism risk posed to cetaceans in Asia

• Main Authors: Mustika, Putu Liza Kusuma, Welters, Riccardo, Ryan, Gerard Edward, D'Lima, Coralie, Sorongon-Yap, Patricia, Jutapruet, Suwat, Peter, Cindy
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2016
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15329/7/A%20rapid%20assessment%20of%20wildlife%20tourism%20risk%20posed%20to%20cetaceans%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15329/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85006107037&doi=10.1080%2f09669582.2016.1257012&partnerID=40&md5=ccb3aca3c9646a6682b3bac7cc6ab4b8
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Dolphin-watching tourism is growing globally. In developing countries, the typically low environmental awareness of operators and poorly enforced or non-existent regulations exacerbate risks to wildlife. Ecological indicators like behavioural responses are useful to assess wildlife tourism, but...