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ERIC Number: EJ563270
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0095-8964
Controlling the Ecotourist in a Wild Dolphin Feeding Program: Is Education the Answer?
Orams, Mark B.; Hill, Greg J. E.
Journal of Environmental Education, v29 n3 p33-38 Spr 1998
The effectiveness of an education program for tourists who hand-feed wild dolphins at Tangalooma, Moreton Island in eastern Australia was evaluated. Data were gathered on tourist behavior during feeding sessions before and after the education policy was implemented. After implementation of the education program, inappropriate behaviors such as touching of dolphins were significantly reduced. Contains 25 references. (Author/PVD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Ecology, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Information Centers, Marine Biology, Outdoor Education, Science and Society, Science Programs, Tourism, Wildlife, Wildlife Management
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Dolphins; Ecotourism