Effects of Human-Dolphin Interactions on Tourist Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Dolphins

IF 0.6 4区农林科学 Q4 SOCIOLOGY Society & Animals Pub Date : 2023-10-23 DOI:10.1163/15685306-bja10150

Heather M. Manitzas Hill, Lauren Highfill, Teri Bolton, Waleska Henriquez, Kathleen Dudzinski, Matthew Gutierrez, Danielle Birk, Deirdre Yeater

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Abstract Human-wildlife interactions have been shown to positively impact tourist beliefs and actions in relation to wildlife and the environment. The purpose of this study was to explore guest beliefs and perceptions about dolphins and dolphin programs before and after participating in human-dolphin interactions ( HDI ). We surveyed 142 guests participating in a self-selected HDI located in a natural lagoon facility at The Roatán Institute for Marine Sciences in Sandy Bay Roatán, Honduras. Of the 142 survey respondents, 130 completed the survey fully, and 28 of those 130 also completed a two-week follow-up survey. The results indicated that the guests maintained pre-existing positive attitudes towards dolphins, learned new information, and reported feeling connected with nature following their HDI experiences. The HDI experience format resulted in few differences in participant responses, suggesting that interactive programs maintained existing attitudes while subtly shaping beliefs about human-animal interactions.

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人-海豚互动对游客海豚知识和态度的影响

人类与野生动物的互动已被证明对与野生动物和环境有关的游客信念和行为产生积极影响。本研究的目的是探讨客人在参与人海豚互动(HDI)前后对海豚和海豚节目的信念和看法。我们调查了142位客人，他们在洪都拉斯沙滩湾Roatán海洋科学研究所的自然泻湖设施中自选了一个HDI项目。在142名受访者中，130人完全完成了调查，其中28人还完成了为期两周的随访调查。结果表明，游客对海豚保持了原有的积极态度，学习了新的信息，并在他们的HDI体验后报告了与自然的联系。人类发展指数的体验形式导致参与者的反应几乎没有差异，这表明互动节目在保持现有态度的同时，微妙地塑造了人们对人与动物互动的信念。

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Society & Animals 社会科学-兽医学

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1.40

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12.50%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Society & Animals publishes studies that describe and analyze our experiences of non-human animals from the perspective of various disciplines within both the Social Sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science) and the Humanities (e.g., history, literary criticism). The journal specifically deals with subjects such as human-animal interactions in various settings (animal cruelty, the therapeutic uses of animals), the applied uses of animals (research, education, medicine and agriculture), the use of animals in popular culture (e.g. dog-fighting, circus, animal companion, animal research), attitudes toward animals as affected by different socializing agencies and strategies, representations of animals in literature, the history of the domestication of animals, the politics of animal welfare, and the constitution of the animal rights movement.

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