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:: Volume 18, Issue 62 (9-2018) ::
جغرافیایی 2018, 18(62): 31-44 Back to browse issues page
Tourism Planning for Dezful County Wildlife
Farzaneh Foroutani * 1, Khadijeh Homay Salehi
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Dezful County is located in the northern part of Khuzestan province and it is renowned for its natural attractions and its peculiar social history (anthropology). This region embraces a wide variety of plant and animal species such as Persian fallow deer, turtles Euphrates, the Persian leopard, and different kinds of native and emigrant birds so it can be considered as a habitat of various plants and animals.

Present study was an attempt for tourism planning in Dezful wildlife for pin pointing the most important animal species for attracting ecotourism, identifying the most important activities in the field of wildlife, and offering some solutions for economical exploitation in line with sustainable development.

Research statistical population included 200 tourism experts and local eco-tourists. Data was gathered through researcher constructed questionnaire, validity of which was approved by a group of experts and its reliability was approved by Chi-square test. Data was analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistics ( Chi-square distribution). It was found out that there is a significant relationship between the region’s wildlife and developing the culture of introducing attractions and attracting tourist.

Bird-watching and fishing are the main potentials of this region and appropriate scientific planning can be money-making for inhabitants in line with sustainable development. Besides, the existence of the unique Iranian endemic species ( Neurergus kaiseri) can add to the attractions of this region at world level

Keywords: Tourist, Wildlife, Dezful county, Neurergus kaiseri
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2015/04/15 | Accepted: 2016/04/25 | Published: 2018/09/15
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