Wildlife Tourism Fighting Extinction
27-30 October 2026
Return to main conference page https://www.wildlifetourism.org.au/wildlife-tourism-australia-conference-2026/
We are now calling for submissions of abstracts (summaries of presentations) for this conference, which is to be held at Healesville Sanctuary, with a mid-conference excursion to Moonlit Sanctuary.
Registration is now open, and there are discounts for members and for students and low- and middle-income countries.
Earlybird registration ends 30 June 2026
Call for papers ends 31 May 2026
It would make our planning much easier if you could let us know ASAP as to whether you intend joining us, whether you would like to present a paper, and if so what your topic will be (not necessarily your final title)
Formatting your abstract:
- Font: Arial
- Title: Sentence style, bolded, Size 14
- Author name/s and body of abstract: Size 12, not bolded
- Title of your presentation
- Your name
- Your affiliation (university, NGO, tour company etc,)
- Name/s of any co-author/s
- Whether you prefer to give a talk (about 12 minutes), a speed-talk (about 4 minutes), coordinate a discussion group on a relevant topic (40minutes) or present a poster (up to A0 size, horizontally or vertically(
- Subtheme you would like it to fit into (see below)
- The abstract itself – summarising what you intend presenting (no longer than 300 words)
- Whether you would like just your abstract (adjusted to past tense where appropriate) or an extended abstract or full report (provided by yourself within a month of the conference) to be included in our final conference report which will be available on our website as a downloadable pdf
- Whether you are ok with a pdf of your presentation being available n our website
Send your abstract and any queries to: chair@wildlifetourismaustralia.org.au
Subthemes:
- Captive breeding and release
- Preserving and restoring habitat (including examples of wildlife tourism saving habitats rom other more destructive land or marine use)
- Assisting conservation projects, including conservation-related research
- Educating guides, travellers and locals (including governments) about mini-impact wildlife viewing, anti-poaching cautions and the ecological needs of wildlife
- Minimising our own impacts on species and habitats
- Other relevant themes
For an example of a previous conference report please see https://www.wildlifetourism.org.au/wildlife-tourism-conference-2022/. The report of the 2024 conference will be available early in the new year.
Registration now open
Return to main conference page https://www.wildlifetourism.org.au/wildlife-tourism-australia-conference-2026/