Ecotourism

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• Central Zoo Authority Demands Release of Indian Elephants

  
  EcoWorldly — Authority: 597
  Approximately 140 elephants are believed to be living in zoos and performing in circuses all around India, but according to the Central Zoo Authority, in a demand issued today, that will happen no more! Read more of this story »
  7 hours ago

• One example of how political pressure can hurt ecotourism

  
  TerraCurve.com: Go beyond green. | Responsible travel news, places, people and events. — Authority: 125
  Last week, a huge blow came down on environmental efforts in Puerto Rico. A future nature preserve, a full 3,240 acres, was taken off the agenda by the commonwealth’s governor – sparking fears in many that the land will be used for hotel resorts and other detrimental human activity. With natural fauna and other ...
  14 hours ago

• Traveling in the Future

  
  Where's the Travel Answer Man — Authority: 130
  Life changing experiences, educational travel and travel philanthropy will replace surf, sand and sun. Travelers in the future will demand and expect more than just a tan line plus some sand in between their toes.  They want life changing experiences. Many hope to be difference makers in the lives of others, ...
  15 hours ago

• Notes from the Field: Track Giant Pandas in Chinas Sichuan Province

  
  Away.com Travel Blog — Authority: 122
  In April and October of next year, U.S.-and Beijing-based operator WildChina is offering new weeklong itineraries to showcase the key panda-conservation areas in western Chinas mountainous Sichuan province. Starting out from the provincial capital of Chengdu, the group tours will delve into the bamboo and rhododendron ...
  16 hours ago

• Working With Funzi Turtle Club (Day 2)

  
  GVI Kenya — Authority: 419
  On our second day at Funzi, we were awoken to a panoramic view of dawn over the island which made our 6am wake up a lot easier.  Our first port of call was to the Turtle Nesting Beach a good 45 minute walk from our base. The beach is not only a place which can be used by tourists but more importantly, is where the ...
  1 day ago

• Chicken in the City

  
  Uprooted, an eco-travel blog — Authority: 110
  I ain’t gonna lie, I was scared to visit New York. Somewhere in my small-town hippie-chick psyche, I was convinced that city would eat me alive, and spit me out broke onto a westward-bound highway. But my poverty and naïveté have never stopped me before, right? So I headed for the Big Cheese, and (thanks to good ...
  1 day ago

• Pablo Escobars Hacienda popular with tourists

  
  Gadling — Authority: 692
  Filed under: South America , Colombia , News Visiting the former home of a famous person is pretty common. Tourists flock to Elvis Graceland and who wouldnt love a look inside the creepy world of Michael Jacksons Neverland Ranch? But exploring the former compound of a Colombian drug lord....well that seems ...
  1 day ago

• Pool Villas on the Andaman Sea at the Anantara Resort Phuket

  
  The Informed Traveler — Authority: 480
  The colder temps of fall have us dreaming of Thailand. The sun-soaked beaches of Phuket’s secluded northern coast, to be exact. Not far from the tropical mangroves of Sirinath National Park. In this idyllic setting– only 15 minutes from the Phuket International Airport, though seemingly worlds away– there’s a ...
  1 day ago

• And the 2009 Imvelo Responsible Tourism Awards winners are…

  
  Travelwires.com — Authority: 438
  The programme is organised by the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (FEDHASA) in partnership with Absa, the Department of Tourism, the Tourism Empowerment Council of South Africa... Send your news worthy industry press releases for publication today to muzi at travelwires dot com.
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• Caribbean Sea or tropical pool?

  
  HowToFindItOnline.com — Authority: 139
  life is tough at an all inclusive resort. … Mexico Destinations Caribbean Vacation packages Viva Wyndham Maya Azteca all inclusive resorts Mayan Riviera tours getaways San Miguel hotel Fairmont Cancun Chichen itza ruins pyramids Playa del Carmen turtles Tikal Tulum Yucatan Gran Bahia Principe Coba Akumal Grand ...
  2 days ago

• People change their daily lives after contact with a marine animal

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 572
  Sea meeting boosts recyclingUniversity of Queensland, Science Alert 11 Nov 09;If you want people to care about the environment, give them a close call with a whale, turtle or dolphin. That is what researchers have found at the University of Queensland.A research team from UQs School of Tourism, under the leadership of ...
  2 days ago

• Eco-tourism project team visits Tanji Bird Reserve

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 540
  The Tanji Bird Reserve got a visit from the project coordinating committee members and stakeholders of the eco-tourism project last Thursday. read more
  2 days ago

• Top 7 adventure activities near Arenal, Costa Rica

  
  Gadling — Authority: 692
  Filed under: Climbing , Hiking , Costa Rica , Ecotourism , Budget Travel , Central America For travelers in search of a little adrenaline, the Arenal region of Costa Rica serves up adventure any way you like it. The area around the Arenal volcano in Costa Rica, about 80 miles north of San Jose in the ...
  2 days ago

• Bowermasters Adventures -- Tourisms impact on the Galapagos

  
  Gadling — Authority: 692
  Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , History , Learning , South America , Ecuador , Ecotourism It would be wrong on its face to say that tourism is the biggest problem facing the Galapagos today. Simultaneously, it is accurate to say that the growth in tourism in the one-of-a-kind archipelago is the ...
  2 days ago

• Phantom Forest Eco Reserve shortlisted for Africa’s Leading Green Hotel

  
  Travelwires.com — Authority: 438
  Phantom Forest Eco Reserve has again been nominated for an eco award by the World Travel Awards. This year’s nomination in the category ‘Africa’s Leading Green Hotel’ follows two previous nominations... Send your news worthy industry press releases for publication today to muzi at travelwires dot com.
  2 days ago

• Going Fishing? (IV)

  
  Caribbean Travel Guides — Authority: 116
  You’re into fishing, you say? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Costa Rica is home to many species of pescado (fish). Some of them might even be unique in North America. There is much to know about the fish life here. And there’s always something great to go fishing for when you visit [...]
  2 days ago

• Grizzly bear eats aeroplane in Alaska

  
  The Wanderer — Authority: 547
  Bush pilots know that wildlife can be a hazard to your health. Aircraft have collided with giraffes and other large animals on various remote African airstrips, and there are numerous stories of downed pilots being hassled by predators after making forced landings out in the boonies.Lion and hyena are also know to be ...
  2 days ago

• Top state parks in each state offer options for seeing native wildlife

  
  Gadling — Authority: 692
  Filed under: Hiking , Stories , United States , Ecotourism If you want to find out which are the best state parks from the point of view of the director of each state park system, check out The Best of the Best State Parks at About.com Darren Smith sent out a request to each director for his or her top ...
  3 days ago

• Gadlinks for Monday 11.9.09

  
  Gadling — Authority: 692
  Filed under: Activism , Learning , Blogs , North America , United States , Ecotourism Its Wild America day here at Gadling, and we should feel grateful to have so many wild things to be crazy about here in America! Well, if nothing else, theres always "Where the Wild Things Are," which could very well be ...
  3 days ago

• Analysis Of The Socio-Economic Impact Of Dolphin Watching In Kisite-Mpunguti MPA (Tourist Questionnaires Feedback)

  
  GVI Kenya — Authority: 419
  Tourist Dhow Analysis It is one of GVI’s objectives to analyse the socio-economic impact of tourism operations within the Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area (KMMPA) and to ascertain the sustainability of the increasing levels of human-dolphin interaction.  Through doing so GVI hope to identify existing problems ...
  3 days ago

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