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The main objective was to identify and analyze the tourism management perspective to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the luxury Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise (FCLL) Hotel and Resort in the Banff National Park (NP). It is viable for a company to conduct responsible business operations, especially in protected areas, because of a great influence of Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGO’s) and high customer awareness of environmental issues. Definitely, large chains of luxury hotels and resorts, such as the Fairmont, are greatly dependent on their reputation and engagement with the communities’ well-being and handling the environmental issues in the area of business operations. The thesis is divided into several parts, i.e. introduction, theoretical background, methodology and previous research, results of the research, and conclusions and discussions. Undoubtedly, all of the above mentioned parts are essential in order to get a complete picture of the thesis topic and its achieved objectives. As a matter of fact, the current Master’s thesis comprises various industries with hospitality, tourism, and forestry. In order to gain the stated objectives, a deep analysis of the literature related to the topic and online sources was conducted, as well as email interviews with some representatives, i.e. certain managers, of the FCLL. Obviously, not all of the respondents were able to answer in time or to answer at all due to various reasons; however, the received replies were enough to make their contribution to the current thesis. The questions were especially designed to fit the respondents and to get a better insight into the FCLL’s business activities in the Banff NP. As the results showed, the FCLL has a good reputation due to its dedication and achievements, regardless of the plans to build a conference center and previous negative impact on the environment in the area. FCLL is trying its best to become a good “citizen” by following its CSR practices and engaging stakeholders. The FCLL’s major focus is to diminish negative impacts from its business operations in the park, i.e. on its various environmental programs, engaging not only personnel of the company, but communities and customers. These results were used as a basis of a SWOT analysis to have a clearer and visible representation of the FCLL’s current position, taking all the issues into consideration. In conclusion, this research shows that the luxury Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Hotel and Resort in the Banff National Park has a good image and reputation due to its various environmental programs, dedication to its responsible business operations, and engagement of the involved stakeholders; therefore, it is clear the company has a great potential based on its achievements and willingness to make its positive contribution.

Wildlife capture is an event in which a wild animal is caught by a human. Reasons for wildlife captures vary: marking, collaring with a tracking device, disease surveillance, translocations related to conservation or commercial purposes, treating injuries and taking samples for research are some examples. Objective information about movement patterns and numbers of animals is needed for population management. Increased interest in disease monitoring and understanding the complex relationship between wildlife, people, domestic animals and environment has lead to a need for interdisciplinary approach to health issues, also known as ‘One Health’. Gaining information from wildlife by capturing them has an important role in health research of all species. Wildlife capture is often a complex event that should be carefully planned. Multiple non-chemical methods for capturing are available, such as traps, net-guns, drop-nets, drive nets or driving a group of animals into a corral. Chemical immobilization is usually done by remote delivery using a dart that injects immobilizing drugs to the animal. A large variety of drugs and drug combinations are used for wildlife captures. The animal species and previous research, equipment used and procedures that are supposed to be done during the capture are some of the main factors determining the type and length of anaesthesia needed, and therefore the specific drug combination preferred. When talking about wildlife captures, two essential terms are usually involved: immobilisation and anaesthesia. Immobilized animal is uncapable to move or its movement is more or less restricted by physical restraint or immobilizing drugs. General anaesthesia is a drug-induced state characterized by anti-nociception, suppressed reflexes and loss of consciousness of the animal. Certain drugs can be used to create anxiolytic (calming), sedative (mental calming) or narcotic (opioid analgesics induced sedation) effects, and these may also create a smoother induction, maintenance or recovery from general anaesthesia. There are multiple capture-related challenges and risks for both animals and humans involved. In the field unexpected events, such as sudden weather changes, injuries, failures of equipment, drug complications or accidental exposures, abrupt physiological reactions or getting infected by a pathogen from another species, can occur. Prevention is often easier that dealing with an accident or medical condition that has already happened. This literature review aims to explain briefly why and how wildlife is captured, and gives a concise overview about some issues that need to be considered before a wildlife capture. In the end a short insight on Finnish large carnivore captures is presented with reflections to methods used in several other countries.