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WILDLIFE VIEWING ALONG LANDSCAPE EDGES IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS

Jialin Du Larc8920 Graduate Terminal Project Instructor: Dr. Mary G. Padua

PROBLEM STATEMENT It seems like all the visitors have suffered from “bear jams” or “bison jam” in Yellowstone National park and other wildlife jams in other national parks. Visitors stop in the middle of the road because of the animals in the way, taking pics, which sometimes cause a 30 minutes traffic jam or more. The visitors waiting behind couldn’t see the animals and couldn’t move forward.

PROBLEM STATEMENT It a lot of photographers and animal lovers come to national parks to watch wildlife in the wilderness. They stand on the edge of a basin with their telescopes, which is so dangerous cos they are inside the predators’ territory.

PROBLEM STATEMENT For landscape ecology, human behavior and vehicles influence the habitat a lot especially the human edges and boundaries.

GOALS& OBJECTIVES Visitors could get closer to wildlife and see more species during the trips.

Save time on the way and get rid of wildlife jams.

Protect wildlife habitat and restore habitat fragmentations during the process of developing viewing areas along human edges.

L.R. BODIES OF KNOWLEDGE WILDLIFE VIEWING ALONG LANDSCAPE EDGES IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS

The Interaction between Edges /Boundaries with Wildlife Habitat Wildlife viewing and wildlife jams

Wildlife viewing experience in their natural habitat

Focal animals along edges

Focal animals habitat protection

National Park Landscape and focal animals

CASES STUDY GOALS Site Visit Site Problems Cases Study & Site Problems Ideas for Design Application

SITE ORIENTATION

CADES COVE

Others’ pictures

SITE VISIT

My pictures

SITE PROBLEMS Driving Problems Viewing Problems Walking Problems Safety Problems Ecology Problems

CASES STUDY FOR SITE PROBLEMS

Driving Problems Solution

Yellowstone NP

Kruger NP

Viewing Problems Solution

Katmai NP

Mai Po Marsh

Walking Problems Solution

Phillip Island NP

Mai Po Marsh

Safety Problems Solution

Yellowstone NP

Kruger NP

Ecology Problems Solution

Phillip Island NP

Mai Po Marsh

CASE STUDIES Hayden Valley Yellowstone NP, WY, USA

CASE STUDIES Hayden Valley Yellowstone NP, WY, USA

IDEAS FROM CASE STUDIES Hayden Valley Yellowstone NP, WY, USA

CASE STUDIES Brooks Falls Katmai NP, AK, USA

CASE STUDIES Brooks Falls Katmai NP, AK, USA

IDEAS FROM CASE STUDIES Brooks Falls Katmai NP, AK, USA

CASE STUDIES Penguin Parade Phillip Island NP, VIC, Australia

CASE STUDIES Penguin Parade Phillip Island NP, VIC, Australia

IDEAS FROM CASE STUDIES Penguin Parade Phillip Island NP, VIC, Australia

CASE STUDIES Pretoriuskop-Skukuza Rd, Kruger NP, Mpumalanga, South Africa

CASE STUDIES Pretoriuskop-Skukuza Rd, Kruger NP, Mpumalanga, South Africa

IDEAS FROM CASE STUDIES Pretoriuskop-Skukuza Rd, Kruger NP, Mpumalanga, South Africa

CASE STUDIES Mai Po Marsh Hong Kong, China

CASE STUDIES Mai Po Marsh Hong Kong, China

IDEAS FROM CASE STUDIES Mai Po Marsh Hong Kong, China

DESIGN GUIDLINES Ecology Edges •

Manmade edges will cause edge abruptness like traffic collisions and wildlife jams.

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To reduce the Edge Disturbance, the edges should be soft and natural. The materials could be wood, grass- planting bricks, stepping stones, etc.

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Curve and changeable boundaries create more habitats and viewing space for wildlife.

Circulation •

It’s important to have a clear system for circulation, parking and viewing platforms.

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To reduce the traffic jams caused by wildlife viewing and Edge Disturbance, off- road vehicles on dirt roads are more friendly than high- way circulation.

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Hiking trials guide visitors to see more wildlife than driving through vehicles, also closer and more flexible.

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For crowded seasons, vehicles should be managed and controlled to make sure the safety for wildlife and pedestrians.

DESIGN GUIDLINES Wildlife Viewing

Human

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Walking is better wildlife viewing strategy than driving.

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Viewing platforms : more small platforms could be

wildlife protection and ecology disturbance. Principles

designed instead of a big one to disperse crowds.

like walk slowly, no run, no jump and talk quietly should be

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Topography is an important element for wildlife viewing to make it efficiency and safe like a high raised viewing platform .

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Natural material infrastructures like wood houses with small viewing windows give safe and quiet communication for human and wildlife.

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Special infrastructures like underground or half underground infrastructures are good ideas for focal animals.

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Most national parks have great system of webcams, technology like apps for focal wildlife location will be more efficient.

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For sensitive habitats, noise management is important for

told before visitors get access to nature habitats.