Gift Horse: A Study in Visitor Values on Assateague Island
Ripley-Grant, Nora
Ripley-Grant, Nora
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Non-native, wild horses have thrilled visitors for decades on Assateague Island. However, they have come at ecological cost, and questions surrounding the “wildness” of the horses, and exactly what “wild” means in the first place, result from their presence. Through auto-ethnographic reports and survey data on Assateague visitors’ values regarding horses and ecological health, this project aims to look into cultural conceptions surrounding the Island. This data will help offer strategies to bring conservation plans and tourist perspectives into closer alignment to ensure a sustainable future for Assateague Island and its diverse stakeholders
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Undergraduate
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2023-01-01