Human-Animal Interactions, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: April 22, 2025
Abstract This article offers a methodological contribution to the study of field-based wild animal welfare assessments in developing tourism contexts. Grounded interdisciplinary fields conservation and ethnoprimatology, it introduces preliminary, non-invasive, transdisciplinary, Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework (CWAF) tailored non-human primate sanctuary attractions Costa Rica. holistic approach provides 24 evaluative criteria across eight categories: mental experiences, good environment, physical health, events, projects, community outreach, environmental education . Emphasizing relational accessible methodology similar multispecies ethnography, framework encourages mixed, socio-ecological methods including participant observation, behavioural document review, social inquiry with key informants, members, tourists guide data collection. Finally, I reviewed framework’s applications suggestions for future research.
Language: Английский