A field-based Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework for Costa Rican primate sanctuaries
Abstract This article offers a methodological contribution to the study of field-based wild animal welfare assessments in developing tourism contexts. Grounded in the interdisciplinary fields of conservation welfare and ethnoprimatology, it introduces a preliminary, non-invasive, transdisciplinary,...
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| description | Abstract This article offers a methodological contribution to the study of field-based wild animal welfare assessments in developing tourism contexts. Grounded in the interdisciplinary fields of conservation welfare and ethnoprimatology, it introduces a preliminary, non-invasive, transdisciplinary, and field-based Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework (CWAF) tailored to non-human primate sanctuary attractions in Costa Rica. This holistic approach provides 24 evaluative criteria across eight categories: mental experiences, good environment, physical health, tourism events, conservation projects, community outreach, and environmental education. Emphasizing a relational and accessible methodology similar to multispecies ethnography, the framework encourages mixed, socio-ecological methods including participant observation, behavioural observation, document review, and social inquiry with key informants, community members, and tourists to guide data collection. Finally, I reviewed framework’s applications with suggestions for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-74e237a2a4fc4b5e934e2e3e618869b52025-08-21T13:36:55ZengCABIHuman-Animal Interactions2957-95382025-04-0113110.1079/hai.2025.0011A field-based Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework for Costa Rican primate sanctuariesSiobhan I.M. Speiran0Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, CanadaAbstract This article offers a methodological contribution to the study of field-based wild animal welfare assessments in developing tourism contexts. Grounded in the interdisciplinary fields of conservation welfare and ethnoprimatology, it introduces a preliminary, non-invasive, transdisciplinary, and field-based Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework (CWAF) tailored to non-human primate sanctuary attractions in Costa Rica. This holistic approach provides 24 evaluative criteria across eight categories: mental experiences, good environment, physical health, tourism events, conservation projects, community outreach, and environmental education. Emphasizing a relational and accessible methodology similar to multispecies ethnography, the framework encourages mixed, socio-ecological methods including participant observation, behavioural observation, document review, and social inquiry with key informants, community members, and tourists to guide data collection. Finally, I reviewed framework’s applications with suggestions for future research.http://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/hai.2025.0011primate welfareprimate conservationwildlife sanctuary attractionsethnoprimatologymultispecies ethnographyCosta Rica |
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| title | A field-based Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework for Costa Rican primate sanctuaries |
| title_full | A field-based Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework for Costa Rican primate sanctuaries |
| title_fullStr | A field-based Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework for Costa Rican primate sanctuaries |
| title_full_unstemmed | A field-based Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework for Costa Rican primate sanctuaries |
| title_short | A field-based Conservation Welfare Assessment Framework for Costa Rican primate sanctuaries |
| title_sort | field based conservation welfare assessment framework for costa rican primate sanctuaries |
| topic | primate welfare primate conservation wildlife sanctuary attractions ethnoprimatology multispecies ethnography Costa Rica |
| url | http://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/hai.2025.0011 |
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