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Ecotourism and Biodiversity Conservation

Defenders explores and promotes the application of market-based incentives for biodiversity conservation by encouraging ecotourism focused on endangered species and other wildlife.

Projects

Eco-tourism ventures are implemented throughout the United States and internationally as a means of encouraging biodiversity conservation and economic development. Defenders is actively assisting rural communities in North Carolina to develop red wolf eco-tourism and to realize the economic benefits of conserving this rare canid.

Papers, presentations, articles

Lash, Gail, and Pamela Black. 2005. Red Wolves: Creating Economic Opportunity through Ecotourism in Rural North Carolina. Defenders of Wildlife. Washington, D.C.

Flood, Joseph, and Christopher Parker. 2006. Stakeholder Meeting on Red Wolf Ecotourism in North Carolina. Defenders of Wildlife. Washington, D.C.

Wolf Ecotourism - Conserving Wildlife and Boosting Local Economies

Red Wolves: Creating Economic Opportunity through Ecotourism in North Carolina presentation