There is a general assumption that animal species that face anthropogenic disturbance
through tourism suffer some negative impacts as a result. We carried out a meta-analysis of …

There is scientific consensus that human activity through whale-watching is causing an
increasing amount of damage to the natural environment, which poses critical challenges to …

This review provides an overview of the Mediterranean diversity and conservation status of
cetaceans, and the value associated with their conservation and non-consumptive use …

Purpose This study raises and discusses questions concerning the assumptions of
sustainability to uncover aspects that might lead to new critical ways of understanding it …

Whale watching has become an important economic activity for many coastal areas where
whales aggregate at certain times of year. Las Perlas Archipelago in Panama is a breeding …

In the last 30 years, whale watching tours in Patagonia, which are primarily based on
viewing pods of Southern right whale, have become increasingly popular. The aim of this …

The objective of this paper is to highlight animal stakeholders, evidenced-based best
practices, care ethics, and compassion as essential components of sustainable wildlife …

Whale watching has boomed as a global tourist industry over the last three decades,
bringing with it considerable economic gains to the local communities in which it operates …

Individual's preferences for various whale tour attributes along with estimates of their
willingness-to-pay (WTP) for these attributes are estimated using a choice experiment …

Ecotourism focused on whales and dolphins has become a popular activity and an important
source of revenue for many countries. Whale watching is vital to supporting conservation …