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Is Ecotourism an Opportunity for Large Wild Animals to Thrive?

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  • Svetlana Ivanova

    (Natural Nutraceutical Biotesting Laboratory, Kemerovo State University, Krasnaya Street 6, 650043 Kemerovo, Russia
    Department of General Mathematics and Informatics, Kemerovo State University, Krasnaya Street 6, 650043 Kemerovo, Russia)

  • Alexander Prosekov

    (Laboratory of Biocatalysis, Kemerovo State University, Krasnaya Street 6, 650043 Kemerovo, Russia)

  • Anatoly Kaledin

    (Department of Zoology, Russian State Agrarian University-Timiryazev Moscow Agricultural Academy, Timiryazevskaya Street 49, 127434 Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

The development of ecotourism involving wild animals in Russia is overlooked despite the fact that the country’s territory is significant not only in terms of area but also in terms of the diversity of its flora and fauna. A significant part of Russia’s territory has a low population density, especially beyond the Ural ridge. It retains its natural primeval nature, which can contribute to the development of ecotourism. Initial attempts have been made to develop this, mainly in the European part (Tatarstan, Murmansk Region, the Baltic Sea, Baikal, Altai), but the commercial use of wild animals within ecotourism programs, including the ones in Siberia and the Far East, has not been discussed. This work focuses on the basics of launching ecotourism in the industrial region of Siberia (Kuzbass, Russia) as part of the Alces alces conservation program.

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  • Svetlana Ivanova & Alexander Prosekov & Anatoly Kaledin, 2022. "Is Ecotourism an Opportunity for Large Wild Animals to Thrive?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-15, February.
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