Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourism

Scavengers provide significant nature's contributions to people (NCP), including disease control through carcass removal, but their non-material NCP are rarely considered. For the first time, we assess the extent and value of the NCP provided by European avian scavengers through a scavenger-bas...

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Authors: García-Jiménez, Ruth, Pérez-García, Juan M., Margalida, Antoni, Morales-Reyes, Zebensui
Format: article
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Repository:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/33916
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11000/33916
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cultural ecosystem services
Ecosystem disservices
Ecotourism
People's quality of life
Social perceptions
Vulture restaurant
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spelling Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourismGarcía-Jiménez, RuthPérez-García, Juan M.Margalida, AntoniMorales-Reyes, ZebensuiCultural ecosystem servicesEcosystem disservicesEcotourismPeople's quality of lifeSocial perceptionsVulture restaurantCDU::5 - Ciencias puras y naturales::57 - BiologíaScavengers provide significant nature's contributions to people (NCP), including disease control through carcass removal, but their non-material NCP are rarely considered. For the first time, we assess the extent and value of the NCP provided by European avian scavengers through a scavenger-based tourism at Pyrenean supplementary feeding sites (SFS). Using a two-step cluster analysis, two different types of visitor were identified (specialist avian scavenger-watchers and generalist nature-lovers) at those SFS offering recreational experiences (n = 20, i.e. birdwatching, educational, or photographic activities). Most visitors (85%) perceived avian scavengers as beneficial NCP providers, associating this guild with non-material NCP (mostly supporting identities), followed by regulating and maintenance of options NCP (<1%). Our findings help to characterize the type of people who participate in scavenger related recreation and to identify and value their perceptions of avian scavengers. There has not been much previous research on positive human-wildlife interactions, even though ignoring people emotional bonds with nature can be perilous for biodiversity conservation.ElsevierDepartamentos de la UMH::Biología Aplicada202420242021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdf10application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11000/33916reponame:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMHinstname:Universidad Miguel Hernández de ElcheIngléshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150419info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/339162026-05-27T13:36:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourism
title Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourism
spellingShingle Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourism
García-Jiménez, Ruth
Cultural ecosystem services
Ecosystem disservices
Ecotourism
People's quality of life
Social perceptions
Vulture restaurant
CDU::5 - Ciencias puras y naturales::57 - Biología
title_short Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourism
title_full Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourism
title_fullStr Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourism
title_full_unstemmed Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourism
title_sort Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourism
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García-Jiménez, Ruth
Pérez-García, Juan M.
Margalida, Antoni
Morales-Reyes, Zebensui
author García-Jiménez, Ruth
author_facet García-Jiménez, Ruth
Pérez-García, Juan M.
Margalida, Antoni
Morales-Reyes, Zebensui
author_role author
author2 Pérez-García, Juan M.
Margalida, Antoni
Morales-Reyes, Zebensui
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamentos de la UMH::Biología Aplicada
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cultural ecosystem services
Ecosystem disservices
Ecotourism
People's quality of life
Social perceptions
Vulture restaurant
CDU::5 - Ciencias puras y naturales::57 - Biología
topic Cultural ecosystem services
Ecosystem disservices
Ecotourism
People's quality of life
Social perceptions
Vulture restaurant
CDU::5 - Ciencias puras y naturales::57 - Biología
description Scavengers provide significant nature's contributions to people (NCP), including disease control through carcass removal, but their non-material NCP are rarely considered. For the first time, we assess the extent and value of the NCP provided by European avian scavengers through a scavenger-based tourism at Pyrenean supplementary feeding sites (SFS). Using a two-step cluster analysis, two different types of visitor were identified (specialist avian scavenger-watchers and generalist nature-lovers) at those SFS offering recreational experiences (n = 20, i.e. birdwatching, educational, or photographic activities). Most visitors (85%) perceived avian scavengers as beneficial NCP providers, associating this guild with non-material NCP (mostly supporting identities), followed by regulating and maintenance of options NCP (<1%). Our findings help to characterize the type of people who participate in scavenger related recreation and to identify and value their perceptions of avian scavengers. There has not been much previous research on positive human-wildlife interactions, even though ignoring people emotional bonds with nature can be perilous for biodiversity conservation.
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