Controlling the Ecotourist in a Wild Dolphin Feeding Program: Is Education the Answer?.

Orams, Mark B.; Hill, Greg J. E.

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ERIC Number: EJ563270

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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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 - Location: Australia

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