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Eight locations across the globe are named Wildlife Heritage Areas

October 27, 2023543 Views

Wildlife Heritage Areas connect wildlife experts, responsible travel companies, and local communities to designate protected areas as wildlife-friendly tourism destinations World Animal Protection and World Cetacean Alliance have launched a new global program, working in coalition with responsible travel businesses and wildlife charities, to forever change the way people view and understand wildlife. As more people become aware that zoos and aquariums exploit animals for entertainment, Wildlife Heritage Areas will meet an increasing demand from tourists to ethically see wild animals in the wild. "World Animal Protection and our partners are breaking new ground in the world of responsible and sustainable tourism," says Cameron Harsh, US director of programs for World Animal ...

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National Tourism Day: Urge to adopt wildlife-friendly tourism

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January 25, 2023949 Views

On the occasion of National Tourism Day, World Animal Protection in India has urged travel companies and individuals to adapt to responsible travel, free of animal cruelty and suffering. Travel companies worldwide play a crucial role in changing the demand and supply for captive wildlife experiences. While travel companies have committed towards sustainable choices for tourist experiences - that considers carbon emissions, food waste and energy; there has been no concrete commitment or plans to include animal exploitation considerations or review captive wildlife offers. In a recent report by World Animal Protection, 84% of people were interviewed in the 2022 global poll who believed that tour operators should not sell activities that cause wild animal suffering. 79% of people p...

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World Animal Protection welcomes corporates embracing wildlife friendly tourism

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March 13, 20211316 Views

International Animal Welfare Organisation, World Animal Protection lauds and appreciates the recent legal directive of a court on the unethical and immoral practice of baiting lions for tourism in Gir National Park in Gujarat, as reported in the press. In the wake of this landmark legal directive that regulates the nature of wildlife tourism, two travel and tour operator companies, 1000 Islands Hotels and Resort and Wolf and Company, have undertaken to endorse the wildlife friendly pledge of World Animal Protection, that encourages travel operators to refrain from promoting the unethical exploitation of animals, including elephant rides and selfies with wild animals in tiger breeding establishments and other captive facilities. Recently, a court in Gir Somnath district of Gujara...