Research on Wildlife Tourism:Progress and Prospect
Wildlife tourism,as an important practice to explore the relationship between humans and animals,has become one of the hot spots at home and abroad.A correct understanding of its development process and theoretical achievements is of great significance for promoting harmonious coexistence between human and nature.Through systematic analysis of literature on wildlife tourism both domestically and internationally,the results show that:(1)The research on wildlife tourism has mainly experienced three stages:the germination period(before 2000),the exploration period(2001-2014),and the development period(after 2015).(2)The research content mainly focuses on three aspects:influence and influencing factors,conflict and management,and ethical turn,that is,"influence-conflict-management-ethics"constitutes the core element chain of wildlife tourism research.(3)The research on wildlife tourism is deficient in theoretical perfection,ethical turn and research methods.In the future,it is still necessary to continuously enrich theoretical perspectives,build a wildlife tourism community,break through traditional research paradigms and innovate research methods.