Primate tourism : a tool for conservation?

List of contributors Part I. Introduction: 1. Reconsidering primate tourism as a conservation tool: an introduction to the issues Anne E. Russon and Janette Wallis Part II. Asian Primates: 2. Tourism, infant mortality and stress indicators among Tibetan macaques at Huangshan, China Carol M. Berman, Megan D. Matheson, Jin-Hua Li, Hideshi Ogawa and Consuel S. Ionica 3. Provisioning and tourism in free-ranging Japanese macaques Hiroyuki Kurita 4. Proboscis monkey tourism: can we make it 'ecotourism'? Heathor C. Leasor and Oliver J. Macgregor 5. Orangutan tourism and conservation: 35 years' experience Anne E. Russon and Adi Susilo 6. The impact of tourism on the behavior of rehabilitated orangutans (Pongo abelii) in Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra, Indonesia David F. Dellatore, Corri D. Waitt and Ivona Foitova Part III. African Primates: 7. Lemurs and tourism in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar: economic boom and other consequences Patricia C. Wright, Benjamin Andriamihaja, Stephen J. King, Jenna Guerriero and Josephine Hubbard 8. Some pathogenic consequences of tourism for nonhuman primates Robert M. Sapolsky 9. Baboon ecotourism in the larger context Shirley C. Strum and Deborah L. Manzolillo Nightingale 10. Mountain gorilla tourism as a conservation tool: have we tipped the balance? Michele L. Goldsmith 11. Evaluating the effectiveness of chimpanzee tourism James S. Desmond and Jenny A. Z. Desmond Part IV. Neotropical Primates: 12. The impact of tourist group size and frequency on neotropical primate behavior in Tambopata, Peru Chloe Hodgkinson, Christopher Kirkby and Eleanor J. Milner-Gulland 13. Interactions between tourists and white-faced monkeys (Cebus capucinus) at Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos, Costa Rica Laurie Kauffman 14. Effects of tourism on Ecuadorian primates: is there a need for responsible primate tourism? Stella de la Torre Part V. Broader Issues: 15. Economic aspects of primate tourism associated with primate conservation Glen T. Hvenegaard 16. Considering risks of pathogen transmission associated with primate-based tourism Michael P. Muelhlenbein and Janette Wallis 17. Guidelines for best practice in great ape tourism Elizabeth A. Williamson and Elizabeth J. Macfie Part VI. Conclusion: 18. Primate tourism as a conservation tool: a review of the evidence, implications, and recommendations Anne E. Russon and Janette Wallis Index.