中国灵长类生态旅游开发探讨——以神农架金丝猴生态旅游项目为例

A Discussion on Ecotourism and Exploitation of Chinese Primates ——The Case of the Golden Monkey Ecotourism Projectin Shennongjia Nature Reserve

中国灵长类生态旅游资源丰富,开发前景可观。目前中国灵长类生态旅游开发仍处于探索期,缺乏一个指导性的开发规范。已开发的旅游市场良莠不齐,存在设计不合理、规划不科学、管理混乱等现象,严重影响旅游地形象,危及灵长类的生存繁衍。以湖北神农架国家级自然保护区开发的"走近金丝猴"科普观赏活动为例,列举了在灵长类生态旅游项目中猴群管理、栖息地管理、游客管理、宣教工作和产品开发中的一些做法和经验,可供灵长类生态旅游项目或野生动物观赏活动借鉴。

The potential for primate ecotourism in China is rich and its prospect of development broad.At present,ecotourism centered around primates is still in the exploratory stage,lacking any formal development norms or guidelines.Some problems that exist in the ecotourism market include unreasonable planning,unscientific design,and disordered management.This can seriously affect the quality of life of the primates involved.This paper examines a popular public science activity held by Shennongjia National Nature Reserve in Hubei province,＂Approaching the Golden Monkey＂.It analyzes a sampling of experiences and lessons in monkey management,habitat management,visitor management,publicity and education,and product development.The aim is to provide suggestions to promote sustainable and safe development of ecotourism involving primate or wildlife observation.