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Big Game, Big Bucks: The Alarming Growth Of The American Trophy Hunting Industry, Teresa Telecky, Doris Lin Jul 1995

Big Game, Big Bucks: The Alarming Growth Of The American Trophy Hunting Industry, Teresa Telecky, Doris Lin

Big-Game and Trophy Hunting Collection

The trophy hunting of exotic animals by American big game hunters is increasing at an alarming rate. Over 45,000 foreign animals were killed and imported to the U.S. by American trophy hunters in 1993, a 71% increase in only a four-year period. Among the imported trophies are thousands of threatened and endangered species, as well as species listed under CITES. The number of endangered and threatened species killed and imported by American trophy hunters increased by 83% in the same period. Three factors have contributed to the rising numbers of animals killed and imported by American trophy hunters: 1) The …


Letter: To Charles Spence From Edna Saffy, June 23, 1995, Edna Louise Saffy Jun 1995

Letter: To Charles Spence From Edna Saffy, June 23, 1995, Edna Louise Saffy

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Letter to Charles Spence, President (Florida Community College at Jacksonville) from Edna Saffy Ph.D. referencing a request for budget approval of travel for President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts I n the amount of $995 for each meeting. Dr. Saffy was appointed to the committee by President Bill Clinton. Florida Community College at Jacksonville South Campus letterhead.


Opinions About Tourism Development On The Fort Belknap, Nancy Lee Menning Jun 1995

Opinions About Tourism Development On The Fort Belknap, Nancy Lee Menning

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Presents the results of a resident attitude survey administered as part of a large Community Tourism Assessment Process for the Fort Belknap conducted during 1995.


Opinions About Tourism Development In The Bitterroot Valley: A Survey Of Residents, Nancy Lee Menning Jun 1995

Opinions About Tourism Development In The Bitterroot Valley: A Survey Of Residents, Nancy Lee Menning

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Presents the results of a resident attitude survey administered as part of a large Community Tourism Assessment Process for the Bitterroot Valley conducted during 1995.


The Multiplier Effect: Singapore's Hospitality Industry, Habibullah Khan, Sock-Yong Phang, Rex S. Toh Feb 1995

The Multiplier Effect: Singapore's Hospitality Industry, Habibullah Khan, Sock-Yong Phang, Rex S. Toh

Research Collection School Of Economics

Tourism's contribution to Singapore's economy has increased over time. Tourism contributed 11.9% to Singapore's GDP in 1992, about half of that from direct revenues. Indirect and induced sources contributed about equally to the other half. While the direct effect of tourist expenditures on the Singapore economy are predominant, the indirect and induced effects are also significant, indicating strong sectoral linkages within the local economy, especially with respect to the hospitality industry.


Jobs & Wages: The Tourism Industry Dilemma, Neal A. Christensen, Norma P. Nickerson Jan 1995

Jobs & Wages: The Tourism Industry Dilemma, Neal A. Christensen, Norma P. Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Designed to provide background information for the debate about the merits of tourism-related employment. This report utilizes a combination of primary and secondary data along with IMPLAN analysis to describe the structure of tourism jobs throughout the Montana economy and to make some comparisons with other industries.


Wildlife Viewing In Montana: An Overview, Nancy Lee Menning Jan 1995

Wildlife Viewing In Montana: An Overview, Nancy Lee Menning

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Summarizes information on wildlife viewing in Montana by residents and nonresidents, drawing from three studies conducted by the ITRR as well as the 1991 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The report displays national trends in wildlife viewing, resident and nonresident viewer characteristics and participation patterns in Montana, and resident preferences for viewing area enhancements and for program funding sources.