CONFLICTS BETWEEN TOURISTS AND HUNTERS

• Main Authors: Ionica Soare, Gheorghe Adrian Zugravu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dunarea de Jos University of Galati 2015-05-01
• Series: Risk in Contemporary Economy
• Online Access: http://www.rce.feaa.ugal.ro/images/stories/RCE2015/Dezvoltare-Durabila/SoareZugravu.pdf

Tourism recreational outdoors bring revenue for the major economies of many states, for example communities should contribute with more than 800 billion dollars annually on U.S. economy, where three out of four Americans participate actively in the open air at recreation each year, as well as as well as hiking, biking, camping, wildlife generates an enormous economic power and a multiplier effect in major sectors of the economy. Empirical Research reveals a ambiguity of the feelings and attitudes concerning the relationship and potential for real conflicts between hunting recreational-sports and leisure and other activities of tourism recreational outdoors. Quantitative methods of analysis have revealed many common items, the reasons for and the environment, which are shared by both classes. An investigation carried out by means of interviews and questionnaires revealed three key elements which offers the potential of conflict: group characteristics, behavior and use of weapons for killing of animals.