Ecotourism originated in the 1980s, at the dawn of sustainable development, as a way to
channel tourism revenues into conservation and development. Despite the “win-win” idea …

▪ Abstract Mammals are exposed to a diverse array of parasites and infectious diseases,
many of which affect host survival and reproduction. Species that live in dense populations …

Objectives Our objective is to better understand landscape and livelihood factors influencing
human-NHP contact in rural communities whose landscapes undergo deforestation. We …

Studies on the effects of anthropogenic activity on wildlife aim to provide a sound scientific
basis for management. However, misinterpretation of the theoretical basis for these studies …

This book is a landmark contribution to the rapidly growing field of wildlife tourism, especially
in regard to its underpinning foundations of science, conservation and policy. Written by a …

Commercial hunting and habitat loss are major drivers of the rapid decline of great apes [1].
Ecotourism and research have been widely promoted as a means of providing alternative …

Unlike humans, who came down from the trees and developed bipedal locomotion,
chimpanzees have remained in the original habitat of our ancestors: the tropical rainforests …

The epidemiological transition model describes the changing relationship between humans
and their diseases. The first transition occurred with the shift to agriculture about 10,000 …

There is a long history of the involvement of animals for tourism purposes in circuses, zoos,
fairs, ecotourism and wildlife tourism, using animals as the prime focus of their experience …

Demography provides critical data to increase our understanding of the evolution, ecology,
and conservation of primate populations. The chimpanzees of the Mahale Mountains …