Send in your topic for the wildlife tourism conference 2015

Wildlife tourism conference 2015

Wildlife Tourism: a Force for Biodiversity Conservation and Local Economies?

29 Sep – 2 Oct 2015, Geelong, Australia

We are making great progress with this exciting event, the third national conference on wildlife tourism ever to be held in Australia.

We are now piecing together the draft of a program schedule.

If you are planning to present at the conference but not yet ready to submit your abstract or register for the conference, please let us know ASAP what your proposed topic is.

A sample of talks that will be presented at the conference:

• “The benefits of including a client conservation action on tours”
• “Analyzing food-derived interactions between tourists and sika deer (Cervus nippon) at Miyajima Island in Hiroshima, Japan”
• “White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) cage-diving in Australia: Participants’ beliefs using Theory of planned Behaviour”
• “A collaboration between a wildlife tour operator, a zoo and science: Monitoring nose patterns throughout life in tagged and captive koalas.”
• “Conservation on Spicers Hidden Vale – A Cooperative Venture”
• Phillip Island Nature Parks and their contribution to local economy and conservation (exact title TBA)
• Zoos in Victoria and their contribution to local economy and conservation  (exact title TBA)
• ok, so that’s a few of them to whet your appetite: now, what is YOUR topic going to be?

Sample of posters:

• “Conservation in zoos: Assessing visitor understanding, attitudes and conservation behavioural intentions toward marine wildlife entanglement in response to two zoo-based education approaches”
• Wildlife Tourism Australia’s wildlife Research Network (exact title TBA)
• Minimal impact birdwatching

Keynote talks include:

• Dr. Lisa Marie King, Malaysia: “Pangolins, bearded pigs and bearcats: The interrelationships between wildlife tourism, commercial hunting and wildlife trafficking in Malaysian Borneo.
• Dr Warwick Frost, Australia:”Conservation, Education, Entertainment? Reflections from history and future directions for zoos
• Christopher Warren, Australia: “Responsible tourism, its roots and progress, and a research project involving children’s connection to nature and Aboriginal belief systems
• Daniel Ole Sambu, Kenya: “The contribution of tour operators towards and wildlife conservation and community well being
• Dr Jatna Supriatna, Indonesia:”Wildlife tourism in Indonesia: A Review on Development and Progress”
• Dr.Jeffrey Skibins, USA:”Wildlife tourism’s untapped potential: How tourists’ emotions contribute to conservation and your bottom line”