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Facing the wild : ecotourism, conservation, and animal encounters / Chilla Bulbeck
London ; Sterling VA : Earthscan, 2005.
332 pages. : illustrations
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 338.4791
Ecotourism is the fastest growing segment of tourism, the world's largest industry. Encounters with wild animals, be it swimming with dolphins, going on safari or bird watching, are at the core. Yet little is known about why people seek out these experiences and the meaning for the ecotourism industry, conservation efforts and society at large. Facing the Wild is the first serious empirical examination of why people seek out animals in their natural environment, what the desire for this experience tells us about the meanings of animals, nature, authenticity and wilderness in contemporary industrialized societies, and whether visitors change their environmental perspectives and behaviour, as the custodians of parks would like them to. The book explores the contradictions and ambivalence that so many people experience in the presence of 'wild nature' - in loving it we may diminish it and in the act of wanting to see it we may destroy it. Ultimately the book makes a case for 'respectful stewardship' of a 'hybrid nature' and provides insight for both practitioners and ecotourists alike.
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Finding shelter : portraits of love, healing, and survival / Jesse Freidin
Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press,2017
xi, 161 pages. : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 636
In this book, "photographer Jesse Freidin shows the softer side of [the shelter animal] story. He witnessed firsthand how many of the [shelter] volunteers were able to mend their own emotional hurts with the love the shelter animals gave back to them, and how the power of these relationships transforms shelters into places where humans and animals can heal together. This realization propelled him to take a two-year journey across the country to document the tenderness and healing, beauty and joy he encountered within the shelter system"
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