Carlos Monterrubio (Edited By) Carlos Monterrubio (PhD) is a full-time researcher at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Mexico. His research interests focus on vulnerable groups and interspecies relations in tourism, leisure and events in Latin America. He has published on these topics both in Spanish and English in well-established tourism and leisure journals. He is the co-editor of Tourism Planning and Development in Latin America (CABI, 2020).Xavier López-Medellín (Edited By) Xavier López-Medellín (PhD) is a full-time researcher at the Biodiversity and Conservation Research Center of the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, Mexico. He made a postdoctoral stay at the Center for US Mexico Studies at the University of California in San Diego, United States. His research focuses on the interaction between natural and human systems to balance the trade-off between the costs and benefits of conservation. He has published on human-wildlife interactions in both Spanish and English in well-established journals.Katherine Dashper (Edited By) Katherine Dashper (PhD) is Professor and Director of Research Degrees in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Her research interests focus on gender and human-animal interactions in tourism, events, sport and leisure. She has published widely on these topics, including a research monograph Human-Animal Relationships in Equestrian Sport and Leisure (Routledge, 2017) and a co-edited collection Humans, Horses and Events Management (CABI, 2021).Helen Wadham (Edited By) Helen Wadham (PhD) is Reader in Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research explores sustainability via collaborative approaches across species, sectors and communities. Current projects focus on decent interspecies work in the tourism industry, how racehorses transition into post-racing work and life, and the growth of the tiny house movement. She is a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, and a member of the British Academy of Management and the Institute of Place Management

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• Introduction: Introduction 1: Interspecies relations: Co-experiences and Conflicts Chapter 1: Human-Dog Play: From Solitary Play to Interspecies Social Play Chapter 2: Fishermen-Crocodile Interactions in a Mexican Tourist Context Chapter 3: Equine Tourism and Leisure and Sport as “Horse Work” in Malargüe: The past, present and (potential) future of horse-human relations in Argentina Chapter 4: Destigmatising Interspecies Relations: Donkeys in Mexican tourism Section 2: Animal Conservation, Welfare and Sustainability Chapter 5: Zoos: Centres for Recreation and Promotion of Empathy Chapter 6: Reptiles in Ecological Parks Aiming for Conservation and Environmental Education in Mexico Chapter 7: In the Footsteps of Working Dogs: Notes on dog labour in three distinct contexts in South America Chapter 8: Do Not Disturb: Ecotourism, bat diversity, and abundance in caves Chapter 9: Ecotourism as an Economic Source for Environmental Education and Research: The Tirimbina Model Chapter 10: Virtual Trails: An option for ecotourism in scuba diving sites in Mexico Section 3: Wildlife and Local Development Chapter 11: Animals and Leisure Experiences in Wild Protected Areas in Central-South Chile Chapter 12: From Deserts to Wetlands, from Harvest to Observation: Ecotourism for conservation of Bighorn sheep and jaguars Chapter 13: Nature-based Tourism and its Impact on Local Communities and Animals: Examples from three Mexican Biosphere Reserves Chapter 14: Current Practices in Whale Watching in Banderas Bay, Mexico Conclusion: Conclusion

Carlos Monterrubio (Edited By) Carlos Monterrubio (PhD) is a full-time researcher at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Mexico. His research interests focus on vulnerable groups and interspecies relations in tourism, leisure and events in Latin America. He has published on these topics both in Spanish and English in well-established tourism and leisure journals. He is the co-editor of Tourism Planning and Development in Latin America (CABI, 2020).Xavier López-Medellín (Edited By) Xavier López-Medellín (PhD) is a full-time researcher at the Biodiversity and Conservation Research Center of the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, Mexico. He made a postdoctoral stay at the Center for US Mexico Studies at the University of California in San Diego, United States. His research focuses on the interaction between natural and human systems to balance the trade-off between the costs and benefits of conservation. He has published on human-wildlife interactions in both Spanish and English in well-established journals.Katherine Dashper (Edited By) Katherine Dashper (PhD) is Professor and Director of Research Degrees in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Her research interests focus on gender and human-animal interactions in tourism, events, sport and leisure. She has published widely on these topics, including a research monograph Human-Animal Relationships in Equestrian Sport and Leisure (Routledge, 2017) and a co-edited collection Humans, Horses and Events Management (CABI, 2021).Helen Wadham (Edited By) Helen Wadham (PhD) is Reader in Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research explores sustainability via collaborative approaches across species, sectors and communities. Current projects focus on decent interspecies work in the tourism industry, how racehorses transition into post-racing work and life, and the growth of the tiny house movement. She is a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, and a member of the British Academy of Management and the Institute of Place Management

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• Introduction: Introduction 1: Interspecies relations: Co-experiences and Conflicts Chapter 1: Human-Dog Play: From Solitary Play to Interspecies Social Play Chapter 2: Fishermen-Crocodile Interactions in a Mexican Tourist Context Chapter 3: Equine Tourism and Leisure and Sport as “Horse Work” in Malargüe: The past, present and (potential) future of horse-human relations in Argentina Chapter 4: Destigmatising Interspecies Relations: Donkeys in Mexican tourism Section 2: Animal Conservation, Welfare and Sustainability Chapter 5: Zoos: Centres for Recreation and Promotion of Empathy Chapter 6: Reptiles in Ecological Parks Aiming for Conservation and Environmental Education in Mexico Chapter 7: In the Footsteps of Working Dogs: Notes on dog labour in three distinct contexts in South America Chapter 8: Do Not Disturb: Ecotourism, bat diversity, and abundance in caves Chapter 9: Ecotourism as an Economic Source for Environmental Education and Research: The Tirimbina Model Chapter 10: Virtual Trails: An option for ecotourism in scuba diving sites in Mexico Section 3: Wildlife and Local Development Chapter 11: Animals and Leisure Experiences in Wild Protected Areas in Central-South Chile Chapter 12: From Deserts to Wetlands, from Harvest to Observation: Ecotourism for conservation of Bighorn sheep and jaguars Chapter 13: Nature-based Tourism and its Impact on Local Communities and Animals: Examples from three Mexican Biosphere Reserves Chapter 14: Current Practices in Whale Watching in Banderas Bay, Mexico Conclusion: Conclusion

Carlos Monterrubio (Edited By) Carlos Monterrubio (PhD) is a full-time researcher at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Mexico. His research interests focus on vulnerable groups and interspecies relations in tourism, leisure and events in Latin America. He has published on these topics both in Spanish and English in well-established tourism and leisure journals. He is the co-editor of Tourism Planning and Development in Latin America (CABI, 2020).Xavier López-Medellín (Edited By) Xavier López-Medellín (PhD) is a full-time researcher at the Biodiversity and Conservation Research Center of the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, Mexico. He made a postdoctoral stay at the Center for US Mexico Studies at the University of California in San Diego, United States. His research focuses on the interaction between natural and human systems to balance the trade-off between the costs and benefits of conservation. He has published on human-wildlife interactions in both Spanish and English in well-established journals.Katherine Dashper (Edited By) Katherine Dashper (PhD) is Professor and Director of Research Degrees in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Her research interests focus on gender and human-animal interactions in tourism, events, sport and leisure. She has published widely on these topics, including a research monograph Human-Animal Relationships in Equestrian Sport and Leisure (Routledge, 2017) and a co-edited collection Humans, Horses and Events Management (CABI, 2021).Helen Wadham (Edited By) Helen Wadham (PhD) is Reader in Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research explores sustainability via collaborative approaches across species, sectors and communities. Current projects focus on decent interspecies work in the tourism industry, how racehorses transition into post-racing work and life, and the growth of the tiny house movement. She is a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, and a member of the British Academy of Management and the Institute of Place Management

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• Introduction: Introduction 1: Interspecies relations: Co-experiences and Conflicts Chapter 1: Human-Dog Play: From Solitary Play to Interspecies Social Play Chapter 2: Fishermen-Crocodile Interactions in a Mexican Tourist Context Chapter 3: Equine Tourism and Leisure and Sport as “Horse Work” in Malargüe: The past, present and (potential) future of horse-human relations in Argentina Chapter 4: Destigmatising Interspecies Relations: Donkeys in Mexican tourism Section 2: Animal Conservation, Welfare and Sustainability Chapter 5: Zoos: Centres for Recreation and Promotion of Empathy Chapter 6: Reptiles in Ecological Parks Aiming for Conservation and Environmental Education in Mexico Chapter 7: In the Footsteps of Working Dogs: Notes on dog labour in three distinct contexts in South America Chapter 8: Do Not Disturb: Ecotourism, bat diversity, and abundance in caves Chapter 9: Ecotourism as an Economic Source for Environmental Education and Research: The Tirimbina Model Chapter 10: Virtual Trails: An option for ecotourism in scuba diving sites in Mexico Section 3: Wildlife and Local Development Chapter 11: Animals and Leisure Experiences in Wild Protected Areas in Central-South Chile Chapter 12: From Deserts to Wetlands, from Harvest to Observation: Ecotourism for conservation of Bighorn sheep and jaguars Chapter 13: Nature-based Tourism and its Impact on Local Communities and Animals: Examples from three Mexican Biosphere Reserves Chapter 14: Current Practices in Whale Watching in Banderas Bay, Mexico Conclusion: Conclusion