The non-consumptive economic value of wildlife: the case of three cetacean species

• Main Authors: Ouled-Cheikh, Jazel, Giménez, Joan, Verborgh, Philippe, Jiménez-Torres, Carolina, Gauffier, Pauline, Esteban, Ruth, de Stephanis, Renaud
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2023
• Subjects: common dolphin; killer whale; long-finned pilot whale; Mediterranean; whale-watching; wildlife economic valuation; delfín común; orca; calderón común; Mediterráneo; avistamiento de cetáceos; valoración económica de la vida salvaje; Calderón; Delfín; Killer Whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1975; https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.05323.077

The conservation of wildlife is one of the most pressing issues in the current times, but wildlife conservation economic values have often been largely ignored due to an absence of market prices, as setting an economic value on biodiversity or whole ecosystems can be challenging. Nevertheless, valui...