Best Practice Guidelines for Great Ape Tourism

From the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group:

We are pleased to announce that the next issue (the fifth) of the series “Best Practice Guidelines” for great ape conservation – Series Editor Liz Williamson, the PSG coordinator for the Section on Great Apes (SGA) – is being printed, and is now available, open access, in pdf on the Primate Specialist Group website.

“Best Practice Guidelines for Great Ape Tourism” by Elizabeth J. Macfie and Elizabeth A. Williamson, number 38 of IUCN’s series “Occasional Papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission”. 78pp. 2010.

Our sincere congratulations to Liz Macfie and Liz Williamson, and to those who contributed -Marc Ancrenaz, Chloe Cipolletta, Debby Cox, Christina Ellis, David Greer, Chloe Hodgkinson, Anne Russon, and Ian Singleton, amongst many others.

Many organizations provided support for drawing up, editing and printing these guidelines, but we acknowledge here especially the US Fish and Wildlife Service – Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Arcus Foundation and Conservation International besides.

Although specifically for great ape tourism, the ideas, principles, and recommendations provided in this document are pertinent and valid for all research, monitoring and tourism that involves proximity to primates in the wild. Those involved in habituating and following wild primate groups for research would do well to investigate the advice provided.

Best Practice Guidelines for Apes – IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group.
Series Editor E. A. Williamson.

Morgan, D. and Sanz, C. 2007. Best Practice Guidelines for Reducing the Impact of Commercial Logging on Great Apes in Western Equatorial Africa. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (34): 32pp. Series editor E. A. Williamson. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland.

Morgan, D. and Sanz, C. 2007. Lignes directrices pour de meilleures pratiques en matière de réduction de l’impact de l’exploitation forestière commerciale sur les grands singes en Afrique centrale. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (34): 40pp. Série éditée par E. A. Williamson. Groupe de spécialistes des primates de la CSE de l’Union mondiale pour la nature, Gland, Suisse.

Beck, B., Walkup, K., Rodrigues, M., Unwin, S., Travis, D. and Stoinski, T. 2007. Best Practice Guidelines for the Re-introduction of Great Apes. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (35): 48pp. Series editor E. A. Williamson. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland.

Beck, B., Walkup, K., Rodrigues, M., Unwin, S., Travis, D. and Stoinski, T. 2007. Lignes directrices pour de meilleures pratiques en matière de réintroduction des grands singes. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (35): 51pp. Série éditée par E. A. Williamson. Groupe de spécialistes des primates de la CSE de l’Union mondiale pour la nature, Gland, Suisse.

Beck, B., Walkup, K., Rodrigues, M., Unwin, S., Travis, D. and Stoinski, T. 2009. Panduan Re-introduksi Kera Besar. Terbitan tidak Berkala IUCN Species Survival Commission (35): 56pp. Editor Seri. E. A. Williamson. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland. Diterjermahkan oleh Purwo Kuncoro, BOS Canada.

Kühl, H., Maisels, F., Ancrenaz, M. and Williamson, E. A. 2008. Best Practice Guidelines for Surveys and Monitoring of Great Ape Populations. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (36): 28pp. Series editor E. A. Williamson. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland.

Kühl, H., Maisels, F., Ancrenaz, M. and Williamson, E. A. 2009. Lignes directrices pour de meilleures pratiques en matière d’inventaire et de suivi des populations de grands singes. Document occasionnel de la Commission de la sauvegarde des espèces de l’UICN (36): 32pp. Série éditée par E. A. Williamson. Groupe de specialists de primates de la CSE/UICN Gland, Suisse.

Hockings, K. and Humle, T. 2009. Best Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Mitigation of Conflict Between Humans and Great Apes. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (37): 41pp. Series editor E. A. Williamson. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland.

Hockings, K. and Humle, T. 2009. Lignes directrices pour de meilleures pratiques em matière de prevention et d’attenuation des conflits entre humains et grands singes. Document occasionnel de la Commission de la sauvegarde des espèces de l’UICN (37): 52pp. Série éditée par E. A. Williamson. Groupe de specialists de primates de la CSE/UICN, Gland, Suisse.

Hockings, K. and Humle, T. 2009. Panduan Pencegahan dan Mitigasi Konflik antara Manusia dan Kera Besar. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (37): 72pp. Series editor E. A. Williamson. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland.

Macfie, E. J. and Williamson, E. A. 2010. Best Practice Guidelines for Great Ape Tourism. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (38): 78pp. Series editor E. A. Williamson. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland.