Predators and tourism increase intolerance? Comment on A. Treves and J. Bruskotter Perspective in Ecology "Tolerance for predatory wildlife" (2 May, 344: 476)

Barreiros, João P.

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Barreiros, João P.

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Predators and Tourism Increase Intolerance? A. Treves and J. Bruskotter Perspective in Ecology "Tolerance for Predatory Wildlife" (2 May, 344: 476) suggest that intolerance for predators do not fit into the conventional view of perceived threats for livelihoods but instead by complex social factors. Although the above perspective focuses in jaguars, wolves, lions and bears, the same reasoning is perfectly applied to other economical contexts and different human-wildlife interactions. Nature tourism is a growing industry attracting a significant number of people to exotic places to see wildlife and, of course, many predators are on the main "menu". [...].

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Human Wildlife Conflicts Predators

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Barreiros, J. P. (2014). Predators and tourism increase intolerance? Comment on A. Treves and J. Bruskotter Perspective in Ecology "Tolerance for predatory wildlife" (2 May, 344: 476). Science online, 344(6183), 476-477. DOI:10.1126/science.1252690