Wildlife Tourism: a Force for Biodiversity Conservation and Local Economies?

Wildlife Tourism: a Force for Biodiversity Conservation and Local Economies? This question is posed by the title of Wildlife Tourism Australia’s conference to be held in Geelong in late September Costs are being kept low to enable as many as possible to attend, and there are some great keynote speakers from across several continents speaking on various important aspects Birdwatching (whether self-drive or on tours or staying at ecolodges), the protection of bird habitats and conservation breeding and rehabilitation (and general protection) of threatened species are all important aspects of wildlife tourism. For details, see http://www.wildlifetourism.org.au/wildlife-tourism-conference-2015/ > Ronda Green, BSc(Hons) PhD Araucaria Ecotours (advanced eco-certification on all tours) http://www.learnaboutwildlife.com platypuscorner@bigpond.com ph 61 7 5544 1283 Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AraucariaEcotours Chair Wildlife Tourism Australia: http://wildlifetourism.org.au Chair Scenic Rim Wildlife: http://scenicrim.wildlife.org.au/ Adjunct research fellow, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University