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What makes for memorable wildlife encounters? Revelations from ‘serious’ wildlife tourists

Susanna Curtin School of Services Management, Bournemouth University, Dorset House, Talbot Campus, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 149-168 | Received 18 Jul 2008, Accepted 18 May 2009, Published online: 17 May 2010

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