Wildlife news and articles from the tourism industry, including endangered species news, how animals are affected by tourism and wildlife tourism and safaris.
Turtles and tourism
They may have outlived the mass-extinction of dinosaurs, but sea turtles face a new threat: tourism. The ever increasing demand from tourism for pristine, sandy beaches - often favoured by sea turtles - has been detrimental to turtle nesting habitats worldwide. This development, combined with increasing pollution and by-catch of turtles out at sea, not to mention locations where turtle meat and eggs are still considered a delicacy, has lead to a global decline of sea turtle populations.
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Tourism in the Galapagos Islands
Located roughly 1000 miles West of Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands are famed for being a prime location for viewing wildlife in an environment which has been largely undisturbed by human development. Unfortunately the popularity of this wildlife haven threatens to be its downfall, with increasing visitor numbers and conflicting interests between the conservationists, the fishing industry and an increasingly mobile domestic and international tourist market.
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Tourism in the polar regions
We ask if we should be travelling to the polar regions, or if these fragile areas should be left pristine. Their unique ecosystems and their wildlife are, however, coming under increasing pressure, not only from global warming, but from growing visitor numbers that are also starting to take their toll as mainstream tourism pushes its boundaries to the earth’s extremes.
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They may have outlived the mass-extinction of dinosaurs, but sea turtles face a new threat: tourism. The ever increasing demand from tourism for pristine, sandy beaches - often favoured by sea turtles - has been detrimental to turtle nesting habitats worldwide. This development, combined with increasing pollution and by-catch of turtles out at sea, not to mention locations where turtle meat and eggs are still considered a delicacy, has lead to a global decline of sea turtle populations.
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Located roughly 1000 miles West of Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands are famed for being a prime location for viewing wildlife in an environment which has been largely undisturbed by human development. Unfortunately the popularity of this wildlife haven threatens to be its downfall, with increasing visitor numbers and conflicting interests between the conservationists, the fishing industry and an increasingly mobile domestic and international tourist market.
Read more on 
We ask if we should be travelling to the polar regions, or if these fragile areas should be left pristine. Their unique ecosystems and their wildlife are, however, coming under increasing pressure, not only from global warming, but from growing visitor numbers that are also starting to take their toll as mainstream tourism pushes its boundaries to the earth’s extremes.
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