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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 number of environmental and biological scientists it explains the synergy between wildlife and tourism by drawing on their global experiences.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 1. The Viewing of Animals in the Wild
• 2 2. Ecological Impacts
• 3 3. Human Dimension of Wildlife Interactions
• 4 4. Stakeholder Engagement
• 5 5. Wildlife Tourism Policies
• 6 6. Managing Potential Impacts
• 7 7. Natural Science and Wildlife Tourism
• 8 8. Researching Ecological Impacts
• 9 9. Conclusions

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CHOICE Review

Espousing an adaptive management approach, Newsome (Murdoch Univ., Australia), Dowling (Edith Cowan Univ., Australia), and Moore (Murdoch Univ.) provide a comprehensive global assessment of wildlife tourism and its implications for nature conservation and protected area management. The book's eight chapters, three of which were contributed by other scholars, contain a thorough review of the scientific literature on such diverse issues as ecological impacts, human dimension of wildlife interactions, stakeholder engagement, and policy and management options. The authors discuss examples from around the world, effectively using location maps as a guide as well as sidebars to present information. One chapter is devoted to ecological research methods for studying wildlife tourism; a complementary chapter for social science research methods would have been helpful as the human dimension issues are an essential aspect. The book would be easier to read if some of the lengthy chapters were organized into shorter chapters. This work is a significant contribution to the literature and will be a key reference for tourism researchers and practitioners as well as a useful resource for wildlife biologists. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections. Y.-F. Leung North Carolina State University

Author notes provided by Syndetics

David Newsome is a senior lecturer in the School of Environmental Science at Murdoch University, Western Australia. His research interests include wildlife tourism, ecotourism and geo-tourism. He is regarded as one of the world's leading researchers in recreation ecology.

Ross Dowling is the foundation professor and head of tourism at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. His research expertise includes wildlife tourism, ecotourism, cruise ship tourism and geo-tourism. He has published numerous books and journal articles in these areas.

Susan Moore is a senior lecturer in the School of Environmental Science at Murdoch university, Western Australia. Her related research interests include wildlife tourism and natural area tourism with a particular focus on social perceptions of impacts and performance reporting. She has over 100 publications, including books, journal articles and reports.