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Illegal hunting and protected areas: Tourist perceptions on wild animal poisoning in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

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  • Muboko, Never
  • Gandiwa, Edson
  • Muposhi, Victor
  • Tarakini, Tawanda

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Tourists visiting protected areas for leisure often have perceptions based on pre-conceived knowledge and awareness about wildlife conservation obtained through various media. However, these perceptions are rarely tapped into for management and policy reviews. To understand tourists' perceptions on conservation, we surveyed 76 tourists in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, using a questionnaire administered through convenience sampling. Our results showed significant differences (χ2 = 11.8; df = 1; P = 0.001) between tourists who acknowledged awareness (69.7%, n = 53) of the use of chemical poisoning to kill wild animals prior to their visit and those who were unaware (30.3%, n = 23). We conclude that some tourists are concerned about the state of wildlife conservation at their destinations of choice. We recommend the consideration of tourists concerns in conservation policies and strategies.

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  • Muboko, Never & Gandiwa, Edson & Muposhi, Victor & Tarakini, Tawanda, 2016. "Illegal hunting and protected areas: Tourist perceptions on wild animal poisoning in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 170-172.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:touman:v:52:y:2016:i:c:p:170-172
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2015.06.023
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    1. Roland Schroeder & Oliver Hahn, 2013. "Media and Sustainable Tourism," Springer Books, in: Ian Jenkins & Roland Schröder (ed.), Sustainability in Tourism, edition 127, pages 177-191, Springer.
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    1. Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah & Kobus Muller & Kwame Ameyaw Domfeh, 2018. "‘Complex crisis’ and the rise of collaborative natural resource governance: institutional trajectory of a wildlife governance experience in Ghana," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 20(5), pages 2205-2224, October.
    2. Flavia Dana Oltean & Manuela Rozalia Gabor, 2021. "Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Consumer Profile of Hunting Tourism and Trophy Hunting from Tradition to Protected Areas: Study Case on Romania and Spain," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-16, November.
    3. Guorong Tang & Jinhe Zhang & Yu Zhang, 2017. "Livestock Animal Displacement on Rural Tourism Destinations: Placing Livestock's “Pest” Role in the Background," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-20, July.

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