Note: not all presentations will have pdfs available
Inspiring interest and imparting memorable information: Presentations from day 1
Keynote: Beyond the tour – the role of interpretive training in enhancing wildlife tourism Jennifer Waithman
Keynote: Mind the gap – animals, guiding, storytelling and you Jonathon Spring
Harry the Hedgehog: Interpretation through flow learning Dale Treadwell
Design of participative environmental interpretation in White Sands New Mexico, USA Manuel Ramon Gonzalez Herrera
Enhancing geotourism through engagement with wildlife Angus M. Robinson
Together, writers and scientists make magic Sarah Pye and Maree Treadwell Kerr
Interactive discussion: Twisting a tale (or tails) Sarah Pye
The Gowonda project: a story of dolphins, marine life conservation and cultural knowledge Elizabeth Hawkins and Josh Slabb
Invert Interp – promoting our smallest natural wonders Colleen Foelz
Interpreting CapeYork wildlife Greg Clancy
From nature connection to wellbeing: promoting wellbeing experience through wildlife storytelling
Aise Kim
Interactive discussion: Interactions with animals – exploitation or valuable conservation and interpretive tool?
Ronda Green
Telling tales: wildlife interpretation in Visitor Information Centres – a case study from Far North Queensland
Maree Treadwell Kerr
Moonlit Sanctuary’s story to storytelling 7 Sian Mulhall
Sentient shark tourism: storytelling about the affectionate nature of sharks 8 Tony Isaacson and Jim Abernethy
Wildlife tourism interpretation in Asia: Presentations from day 2
Explaining the blue economy to wildlife guides and tourists in Sri Lanka Madura Thivanka Pathirana
Wildlife guiding workshops, Kinabatangan, Sabah (Borneo) Ronda Green
Interpreting the wild: enhancing visitor experiences in Sabah’s wildlife tourism Albert Teo
Developing effective interpretation design for communicating animal welfare messages to tourists in free-ranging settings in Japan: a preliminary investigation
Rie Usui, Remi Suga and Meng Qu
Teaching “wildlife tourism” in Japan: reflections from a new practicum 13 Thomas Jones
Interpretative signs at Iruka Jima Dolphinarium in Tsukumi City 14 Kurisu Isogai and Miku Higashi
Proposed Japanese chapter of Wildlife Tourism Australia and other possible expansions Rie Usui,Thomas Jones and Ronda Green
An exploratory study of snake cafes in Japan: from the perspective of animal welfare Dai Ikeya
Imparting conservation messages Presentations from day 3
Keynote: Best practices for designing interpretive experiences Mike Mayer and Bill Reynolds
Keynote: EcoTraining – the value of good wildlife interpretation and guide training Anton Lategan
Crafting inclusive interpretive experiences: engaging diverse audiences in wildlife tourism education
Pawas Chaturvedi and Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Positive EcoTour experiences: enhancing conservation outcomes by encouraging pro-environmental behaviour
Leah Burns,Wade Hadwen and Rafaela Barbosa de Andrade Aragao
Inclusive citizen science Vikki Schaffer
Kangaroos Alive – building the Kangaroo Walks and Talks Program Ric Allport and Craig Thompson
Shark Dive and Hologram Zoo: two case studies of virtual animal encounters as possible models for sustainable wildlife tourism Rebecca Scollen
Koala Guardians: empowering tourists to protect an Australian icon Katrin Hohwieler, Romane Cristescu, Liz Foote, Cathryn Dexter, Elizabeth Brunton, Kye McDonald,Andrew Hoskins and Sharyn Rundle-Thiele
A flying-fox roost as the destination Matthew Mo, Nicholas Colman, Maree Treadwell Kerr and Sera Steves
“Learning to give a flying-fox about bats”: exploring ways to affect positive behaviour change towards a maligned species
Tyron de Kauwe
Interactive discussion: Interpreting roadkill Elleke Leurs
Is interpretation effective? Glen Hvenegaard
Interventions in wildlife trafficking: the role of public awareness and eNose sensor 24 development Simin Maleknia
Transforming the lives of African elephants in human care to improve welfare, conservation, education and human-wildlife coexistence Jake Rendle-Worthington
Posters
Reaching different audiences: an example from signage in a Wildlife Ecology Centre Ronda Green
The Cassowary Trail: interpreting wildlife through stories and art for conservation Maree Treadwell Kerr
ERTH: leading the way in storytelling for conservation 29 Scott Wright
King of Tanzania Safaris 33 Juma Mbelwa
