Links to other useful websites

Below are a list of other websites related to wildlife tourism, please CLICK on any of the links below to discover more about wildlife tourism.

TOURISM INDUSTRY

Key Groups	Key Organisations
General tourism industry associations	Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) Australian Tourism Operators Network (ATON) Ecotourism Association of Australia (EAA) Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) Australia Business Visa Requirements Forum Advocating Cultural and Eco-Tourism (FACET)
Captive wildlife attractions	Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (ARAZPA) Queensland Wildlife Parks Association (QWPA) Zoological Parks Board of NSW Zoological Parks and Garden Board Victoria
Diving	Dive Queensland
Marine	Association of Marine Park Tour Operators (Qld) Great Barrier Reef Charter Association
Farmstays and B&Bs	Australian Farm Tourism Bed and Breakfast and Farmstay Association of Far North Queensland Queensland Bed and Breakfast Association Queensland Farm and Country Tourism Association
Other	Caravan and Camping Industry NSW Victorian Caravan Parks Association The Australian Museum Society

RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Key Groups	Key Organisations
Birdwatching	Birds Australia (formally RAOU) Birds in Backyards

GOVERNMENT

Key Groups	Key Organisations
Government tourism organisations	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Tourism Commission (ATC) Bureau of Tourism Research (BTR) Commonwealth Dept of Tourism Office of National Tourism Tourism Forecasting Council (TFC)
Government State and Territory tourism agencies	VIC Tourism Victoria WA Western Australian Tourism Commission (WATC) NSW/ACT Tourism New South Wales Canberra Tourism and Events Corporation NT Northern Territory Tourism Commission (NTTC) SA South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) TAS Tourism Tasmania QLD Tourism Queensland
Government environment organisations	Australian Fisheries Management Authority Environment Australia Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Wet Tropics Management Authority
Government State and Territory environment agencies	VIC Dept of Sustainability and Environment Fisheries Co-Management Council Victoria Parks Victoria WA Dept of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) WA Dept of Fisheries NSW/ACT Environment ACT National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW NSW Fisheries NT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory NT Fisheries SA Dept for Environment and Heritage ? National Parks and Wildlife TAS Dept of Primary Industries, Water and Environment Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service QLD Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service/EPA Queensland Dept of Natural Resources and Mines

NON-GOVERNMENT WILDLIFE-RELATED ORGANISATIONS

Key Groups	Key Organisations
Non-government conservation organisations	Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) Australian Koala Foundation Australian Marine Conservation Society Dolphin Research Institute Earth Sanctuaries Ltd International Institute for Environment and Development Pacific Whale Foundation The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia Total Environment Centre Wild India Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland World Conservation Union (IUCN) Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Non-government animal welfare organisations	Australian Wildlife International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) NSW Animal Welfare League NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service ( WIRES) Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
Non-government animal rights/ liberation groups	Australia and New Zealand Federation of Animal Societies (ANZFAS) Australians for Animals Greenpeace Humane Society International International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) ORRCA Inc

HOST COMMUNITIES

Key Groups	Key Organisations
Indigenous groups	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Aboriginal Tour Operators Australian Heritage Commission Dhimurru Land Management Aboriginal Corporation Indigenous Land Corporation Northern Territory Land Council
Landholders	Australian and NZ Environment Conservation Council Bushcare Coastcare Land for Wildlife Landcare National Farmers Federation NT Cattleman's Association

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Key Groups	Key Organisations
Various	Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) Interpretation Australia Association (IAA) Flinders University Griffith University Charles Sturt University

PROFESSIONS, RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCIES

Key Groups	Key Organisations
Consultancy	Wildlife Management International
Research	CRC for Conservation and Management of Marsupials CRC for Freshwater Ecology Sustainable Tourism CRC CRC for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area CRC for the Sustainable Development of Tropical Savannas CRC for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management CSIRO
Professional associations	Australasian Wildlife Management Society Australian Geographic Society

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