Primate Tourism : A Tool for Conservation? (Paperback)

List of contributors; Part I. Introduction: 1. Reconsidering primate tourism as a conservation tool: an introduction to the issues Anne E. Russon and Janette Wallis; Part II. Asian Primates: 2. Tourism, infant mortality and stress indicators among Tibetan macaques at Huangshan, China Carol M. Berman, Megan D. Matheson, Jin-Hua Li, Hideshi Ogawa and Consuel S. Ionica; 3. Provisioning and tourism in free-ranging Japanese macaques Hiroyuki Kurita; 4. Proboscis monkey tourism: can we make it 'ecotourism'? Heathor C. Leasor and Oliver J. Macgregor; 5. Orangutan tourism and conservation: 35 years' experience Anne E. Russon and Adi Susilo; 6. The impact of tourism on the behavior of rehabilitated orangutans (Pongo abelii) in Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra, Indonesia David F. Dellatore, Corri D. Waitt and Ivona Foitova; Part III. African Primates: 7. Lemurs and tourism in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar: economic boom and other consequences Patricia C. Wright, Benjamin Andriamihaja, Stephen J. King, Jenna Guerriero and Josephine Hubbard; 8. Some pathogenic consequences of tourism for nonhuman primates Robert M. Sapolsky; 9. Baboon ecotourism in the larger context Shirley C. Strum and Deborah L. Manzolillo Nightingale; 10. Mountain gorilla tourism as a conservation tool: have we tipped the balance? Michele L. Goldsmith; 11. Evaluating the effectiveness of chimpanzee tourism James S. Desmond and Jenny A. Z. Desmond; Part IV. Neotropical Primates: 12. The impact of tourist group size and frequency on neotropical primate behavior in Tambopata, Peru Chloe Hodgkinson, Christopher Kirkby and Eleanor J. Milner-Gulland; 13. Interactions between tourists and white-faced monkeys (Cebus capucinus) at Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos, Costa Rica Laurie Kauffman; 14. Effects of tourism on Ecuadorian primates: is there a need for responsible primate tourism? Stella de la Torre; Part V. Broader Issues: 15. Economic aspects of primate tourism associated with primate conservation Glen T. Hvenegaard; 16. Considering risks of pathogen transmission associated with primate-based tourism Michael P. Muelhlenbein and Janette Wallis; 17. Guidelines for best practice in great ape tourism Elizabeth A. Williamson and Elizabeth J. Macfie; Part VI. Conclusion: 18. Primate tourism as a conservation tool: a review of the evidence, implications, and recommendations Anne E. Russon and Janette Wallis; Index.