Wildlife conservation is an enormous issue and a very urgent one

On this website we are focussing mainly on those issues that are relevant to wildlife tourism.

So, how are tourism and conservation connected?

• For wildlife tourism to be enjoyed in the future, we need wildlife! It is to the advantage of tour operators and local communities to support its conservation.
• Viewing wildlife in their natural habitats, going about their natural behaviour and with all natural ecological processes still continuing, is a very special experience that many tourists seek, so it is important to preserve large tracts of wildlife habitat for this reason alone
• We also a moral responsibility to minimise our impacts on wildlife and their habitats, indeed on the entire ecosystem, including not just the animals tourists comatose but all life forms sharing their habitat.
• There are also numerous ways in which wildlife tourism can positively assist wildlife conservation 
• Travellers can learn how best not to disturb wildlife another habitats during their visit and how to select operators who support conservation (and animal welfare).

See

• Current threats to wildlife and their habitats, and to wildlife tourism
• Conservation, tourism and research
• Koala habitat in southeast Queensland
• Tips for operators, tourists and others under the Wildlife Menu