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Tourism development at any geographical location may cause positive as well as negative economic and social consequences, along with environmental impacts that if the later appears in negative outcomes and continues it can bring irreparable damages. Today, the sustainable tourism in the framework of sustainable development planning has been considered to prepare environmental protection. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to assess attitudes and intensions of owners of tourist resorts toward sustainable tourism in some selected resorts in Mazandaran province. Population of the study included owners of tourist resorts in those cities which 121 people were selected by simple random sampling. T conduct the survey a survey method was applied and questionnaire was the instrument of collecting data. Findings of the study showed that the surveyed people had positive attitudes towards sustainable tourism and the level of this tendency varied based on the respondents’ age, education and work experience. Furthermore, the result of the research showed that there was a direct relationship between the subjective and practical dimensions of sustainable tourism. Finally, the findings indicated that the owners’ level of commitment to the sustainable tourism in the three cities studied was different.

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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