Wildlife and other (non-human) animals

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On biodiversity day is it OK to ask: “Are people wildlife too?”

May 22, 2017

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Today (May 22) is the Inter­na­tion­al Day for Bio­lo­gic­al Diversity (biod­iversity day). This year, the United Nations (UN) has linked the day with tour­ism under the theme “Biod­iversity and Sus­tain­able Tour­ism”; chosen to coin­cide with the Inter­na­tion­al Year of Sus­tain­able Tour­ism for Devel­op­ment. The UN web page about the day states: “Diversity in spe­cies, ecosystems […]

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Price hikes for Rwandan gorilla treks inevitable

May 17, 2017

Mother and baby mountain gorillas, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Source: Wikimedia / Carine06

The Chief Tour­ism Officer at the Rwanda Devel­op­ment Board, Bel­ise Kariza, has copped a little bit of cri­ti­cism from com­ment­at­ors after attempt­ing to jus­ti­fy new high­er tar­iffs for moun­tain gor­illa trekking activ­it­ies. In a column Kariza wrote for The New Times, she states: “The primary object­ive of these revised tar­iffs is to ensure the long-term […]

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In India, where tigers are neighbours

May 13, 2017

“Not long ago, the Chenchus were caught in the crossfire between Maoists and the anti-Naxal force of the Andhra Pradesh police. The recent National Tiger Conservation Authority order puts them into yet another uncertain phase.” | Photo Credit: V. RAJU

While inaug­ur­at­ing the Nal­lamala Jungle Camp, a com­munity-based eco­tour­ism ini­ti­at­ive, Deputy Chief Min­is­ter K E Krish­namurthy of Andhra Pra­desh state in India hailed the Chen­chu people for pre­serving their cul­ture and iden­tity. This feel-good start to a May 11 news story by The Hans India gets bet­ter; Chen­chu mem­bers will teach vis­it­ors to Nal­lamala Jungle […]

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Kenya crocodile cages not ecotourism

May 11, 2017

Not ecotourism. Kenya crocodiles at Oldoiyo Lengai Hotel in Nyeri County, Kenya. Photo: Jospeph Kanyi | NMG

Due to a slow­down in Kenya’s tour­ism sec­tor, a hotel in Nyeri County, Cent­ral High­lands, is bank­ing on cro­codile cages to boost its income. Based on a Busi­ness Daily (Africa) report, “Hotel banks on eco-tour­ism to boost income”, The “Good Tour­ism” Blog is highly skep­tic­al of the pro­ject’s “eco­tour­ism” cre­den­tials. Indeed the pro­ject as described […]

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