Biodiversity Management and Tourism Development
I have just returned from the German Alumni Summer School in Lombok, Indonesia (I’m not part of the alumni, but was invited as a representative from Australia by Professor Jolanta Slowik after she...
View ArticleNew Chair of Wildlife Tourism Australia
I have recently become chair of Wildlife Tourism Australia, a national body that promotes a strong and diverse wildlife tourism industry that supports conservation The post New Chair of Wildlife...
View ArticleSome wildlife is hard to find! Workshop in May.
It is common to walk through a forest full of wildlife and never see an animal. It is also common for governments and developers to call in environmental consultants towards the end of plans for a new...
View ArticleGreen Day Out and whales at the Gold Coast
Wildlife Tourism Australia stall at Green Day Out We used the Araucaria tour vehicle to cart gazebo, tables and displays to Gecko’s “Green Day Out” on the Gold Coast for the Wildlife Tourism...
View ArticleWin DVDs on Australian wildlife
“Imagine if your home security was monitored by a howling pack of dingoes? Could you share the couch with a koala that has a thing for reality TV? And what about being woken up every morning by the...
View ArticleAustralian Animal Studies Group Conference
The 4th biennial AASG conference was varied and stimulating. Some of the issues that came up included: Swan family at Eagleby wetlands fed by local residents (photo by Araucaria Ecotours) research...
View ArticleNational Wildlife Tourism Workshop 2012
Wildlife Tourism Australia’s 3rd National Workshop Venue Currumbin WIldlife Sanctuary Date Wednesday to Friday 16-18 May My grandson Axel meeting the lorikeets at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary The call...
View ArticleCall for Papers WIldlife Tourism Workshop
Next month will be your last chance to submit a paper for Wildlife Tourism Australia’s 3rd national workshop. A workshop rather than a conference, the emphasis will be on interactive discussion, with...
View ArticleLast chance to register for wildlife tourism workshop
The workshop “Using Wildlife for Tourism: Opportunities, Threats, Responsibilities” has an exciting and varied program lined up for next week, with talks in the morning from tour operators, academics...
View ArticleThe Economics of Wildlife Tourism
Professor Clem Tisdell, Australia’s leading expert on the economics of wildlife tourism will be speaking at the wildlife tourism workshop next Wednesday, covering both the value of wildlife tourism to...
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