Table 2. Changes in 5 key population parameters for each species at different ecotourism intensities.
Species (References) and Sites | IUCN Category | Tourism | CC % | AP % | AS % | AB % | JS % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cheetah [36] | VU | Low | +1 | +51 | +1 | ||
Southern Africa | Med | +0.72 | +2 | +101 | +2 | ||
High | +1.52 | +5 | +101 | +0 | |||
Vulture [34,50] | EN | Low | +10 | +10 | |||
Spain | Med | +20 | +20 | ||||
High | +30 | +30 | |||||
Tamarin [42] | EN | Low | +1 | +0.02 | -1 | -1 | |
Brazil | Med | +5 | +0.06 | -2 | -2 | ||
High | +10 | +0.08 | -5 | -5 | |||
Macaw [43,44] | EN | Low | +1 | +2 | |||
Costa Rica | Med | +2 | +5 | ||||
High | +5 | +10 | |||||
Gibbon [41] | EN | Low | +5 | ||||
India | Med | +10 | |||||
High | +15 | -2 | |||||
Penguin [45,46,51–54] | EN | Low | -1 | +2 | |||
Southern Africa | Med | -5 | +7 | ||||
High | -10 | +15 | |||||
Orangutan [35,47] | CR | Low | +1 | +0.2 | |||
Sumatra | Med | +5 | +0.4 | ||||
High | +7 | +0.8 | |||||
Sealion [37,40,55] | EN | Low | -1 | ||||
New Zealand | Med | -5 | |||||
High | -10 | ||||||
Wild dog [48,49] | EN | Low | +5 | +53 | |||
Southern Africa | Med | +10 | +103 | ||||
High | +15 | +203 |
IUCN Categories: VU, Vulnerable; EN, Endangered; CR, Critically Endangered. CC, carrying capacity; AP, adult population; AS, adult survival, all adult age classes; AB, adults breeding; JS, juvenile survival.
1, breeding females.
2, reintroductions.
3, annual exchanges between subpopulations, no net addition.
+, increase in parameter.
-, decrease in parameter.
Figures show percentage changes for each. Full species names given in Table 3.