News

For news on coming events, see our ‘Events‘ section in this menu

For other news check our blog, especially the ‘News‘ category (headlines of our most recent blogs can be seen to the right of the screen on the home page)

Headings from recent newsletters (full content is members-only):

April 2011

• Marine Parks in South Australia
• Plenty of turtles at Mon Repos but few tourists
• Strong Aussie dollar making us a less attractive destination
• Drop bears – some are taking them seriously
• Conferences relevant to WIldlife Tourism this year
• Tell us your news

March 2011

• Find us on Facebook! And join a discussion or two.
• Opportunities to display your brochures
• WIld personalities – animals of the same species are not necessarily identical
• Severe damage to parts of the Great Barrier Reef
• Drilling on Ningaloo Reef?
• Australian wildlife tourism operations bought by multinationals
• Captive-bred threatened wallabies to be released
• News about our members
• News for next time? You tell us

February 2011

• Boom and Bust
• Living through a cyclone
• Cassowaries and other wildlife need help
• Floods in Tasmania
• Spotting wildlife during La Nina
• Submissions sent recently by WTA: marine parks, biodiversity strategy NSW
• Coming Events
• Tourism grants

January 2011

• Flood waters devastating for wildlife and tourism
• Have your say on state biodiversity strategy
• WTA opposes marina and questions Ben Cropp film
• Coming events
• WTA’s public officer wins several awards
• Tasmania member named amongst top 10 holidays
• Good news about Gouldian Finches and Yellow-throated Scrubwrens
• Meet our new committee
• Some interesting articles and books
• Check further news and tell us yours