Blending a heritage of recreation and tourism with conservation of natural heritage: An example from Penguin Island, Western Australia

• Published in: Journal of Heritage Tourism
• Main Author: Hughes, Michael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Routledge 2012
• Subjects: biodiversity; Penguin Island; environment; education; recreation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19580; https://doi.org/10.1080/1743873X.2011.602685

This paper discusses the recreational and natural heritage of Penguin Island in its journey from use as a recreation reserve to its current management within a Class A biodiversity conservation reserve. Protected natural areas were historically managed for tourism and recreation, resulting in a sign...