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The Good And The Bad Of Elephant Tourism In Sri Lanka.
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The Horrible Truth About Animal Sanctuaries.
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Thailand’s Cruel Tiger Temple Finally Shut Down.
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How Travellers Can Make A Difference On World Elephant Day.
August 12 is World Elephant Day, a day designed to bring attention to the plight of the Asian and African elephant and the numerous threats they face, and raise awareness of how close we are to losing these magnificent creatures to extinction forever. Although travel and tourism has the potential to play a huge role…
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Wildlife Tourism Without Wildlife Harm. Is It Possible?
Wildlife tourism is coming under increasing scrutiny in recent years, and rightly so, but is all wildlife tourism bad? Does any attraction involving any animal always harm the animals involved? Or can some wildlife tourism be a positive force for good in the conservation chain? The truth isn’t as black and white as some people…
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Responsible Tourism: Rhino Conservations Secret Weapon?
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TBEX Dolphin Tours Cancelled In Cancun.
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Wildlife Tourism Ethics And Practices Debate, A Response To TBEX.
A few nights ago I took part in an online Google hangout with a number of other speakers to debate the ethics and practices of captive marine animals and wildlife tourism. If you missed it, the full archived version can be found here. Apart from myself, Rick Calvert from TBEX, Chris Pitt from Care Of…
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Why I Won’t Be Attending TBEX Cancun.
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How To Volunteer With Wildlife On Your Gap Year.
Wildlife conservation volunteering is the perfect opportunity to protect endangered species and make sure your gap year has a positive impact, but it is essential that it is done responsibly and ethically because it is all too easy to get it wrong and support an abusive, exploitative industry that only cares about making profit. Here…
