Members Only :Wildlife Tourism Australia
The following information is available to WTA members only and will require a password to view the files.
WTA Website Advertisement Form
If you are a member and want your business included in the "Wildlife tours, attractions and accommodation" page, then please download the website advertisement form below and return it to us completed using either email (preferred), fax or post. Please also email us a logo and
a picture file, preferably in jpeg format
WTA Website Advertisement Form (doc 156kb)
WTA News Updates
News updates include information on the latest WTA activities and news and are sent to members approximately every 6 weeks. They are provided as an email message to members and within the following week will be available on this page
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WTA Membership List
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WTA Committee Meeting Minutes
Are you interested in how WTA has developed? If so, here are the minutes from the latest committee meetings held to date:
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WTA Annual General Meeting (AGM) Minutes
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WTA Policies Under Development
The following policies are available for comments from WTA members only.
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External Documents for Comment By WTA Members
The following are documents which WTA members have been invited by external organisations to provide comments on. WTA has already made several submissions, these can be viewed here. NOTE: These documents are confidential and are available to WTA members only.
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FREE DOWNLOADS
Status Assessment of Wildlife Tourism in Australia: an Overview Part I & II
By Karen Higginbottom, Kelley Rann, Gianna Moscardo, Derrin Davis and Sue Muloin
This report by the Sustainable Tourism CRC provides an overview of wildlife tourism in Australia - normally worth $75 but provided FREE of charge to WTA members by special arrangement with Sustainable Tourism CRC. Part I provides a descriptive overview of wildlife tourism in Australia, placing it in the context of international tourism and wildlife tourism. Part II synthesises information from a series of individual status assessment reports on different aspects of Australian wildlife tourism and presents findings of stakeholder consultation processes.
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Wildlife Tourism Reports by Sustainable Tourism CRC - Executive Summaries
Summaries of all reports published by Sustainable Tourism CRC in the Wildlife Tourism Series up till August 2005 are available below. Full copies of these reports can be purchased through the Sustainable Tourism CRC website.
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Building and Sustaining Your Wildlife Tourism Business - Resource Kit:
A guide for operators incorporating wildlife viewing into their business
This resource kit has been designed for tourism operators who already present wildlife viewing in their operations and those who are considering doing so. You can use the guide at different stages of development and focus on either introducing wildlife viewing to your product or enhancing existing wildlife components of your product. The various fact sheets and resources introduce ways to grow your business while protecting the wildlife you are presenting.
This kit is available FREE of charge to WTA members only, by special arrangement with Sustainable Tourism CRC
FACT SHEETS FOR TOURISM OPERATORS
| SHEET No. | FACT SHEET TITLE** (please click on title to download pdf) |
| - | Overview and Contents (pdf 65kb) |
| 1 | Wildlife Tourism: What is it? (pdf 185kb) |
| 2 | Running your Business (pdf 103kb) |
| 3 | Wildlife Tourism Products and Experiences (pdf 176kb) |
| 4 | Wildlife Tourism Markets (pdf 246kb) |
| 5 | Promoting Wildlife Tourism |
| 6 | Wildlife Skills |
| 7 | Managing and Monitoring the Impacts of Wildlife Tourism (in the wild) |
| 8 | Minimal Impact Wildlife Viewing (in the wild) |
| 9 | 9a. Queensland
Government Regulations for Wildlife Tourism 9b. Government Regulations Based on Reintroduced Mammals across Australia (pdf 199kb) |
| 10 | Accreditation Schemes (pdf 122kb) |
| 11 | Wildlife Interpretation |
| 12 | Contributing to Conservation (pdf 148kb) |
| 13 | Useful Organisations and Networks (pdf 164kb) |
| 14 | Guide to Literature on Wildlife Tourism |
TEMPLATES FOR GUESTS
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Key Wildlife Species
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Guidelines for Minimal Disturbance to Wildlife
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How you can help conservation
**Note: The modules above will progressively be uploaded over the next few months. These should be considered draft versions at this stage, and feedback from members on writing style, presentation and format is welcome to help us improve forthcoming sections of this kit.
How to Increase the Popularity of Your Website on Search Engines!
Would you like maximise the marketing value of your website by increasing the chances of it being visited? Then take a look at the following document, it describes in six steps how to make the most of page titles, meta -tags and cross-linking. Good luck!
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Six Things You Can Do to Improve the Popularity of Your Website on Search Engines (pdf 38kb) |
Report of the Panel to Review the Department of Conservation and Land Management?s Guidelines for Human Interactions with Wildlife
Report compiled by Dr Michael Hughes, Curtin University of Technology, November 11, 2004
In October 2003, the Western Australian Minister for the Environment announced a review of the Department of Conservation and Land Management guidelines for human interaction with wildlife. This was with the intent of clarifying CALM policy in terms of how tour operators and the public may interact with wildlife in a way that allows enjoyment of the experience without negatively affecting the animals and endangering people. A Wildlife Interaction Review Panel was formed in August 2004 to take public submissions and provide recommendations in relation to existing human-wildlife interaction guidelines. The Panel's report below contains conclusions and recommendations intended to assist in the clarification of CALM's human?wildlife interaction guidelines.
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