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Wildlife Tourism Related Websites

This page includes a list of other websites related to wildlife tourism. Please click on any of the links below to discover more.

TOURISM INDUSTRY

General tourism industry associations

• Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA)
• Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC)
• Australian Tourism Operators Network (ATON)
• Ecotourism Association of Australia (EAA)
• Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
• The International Ecotourism Society (TIES)
• Australia Business Visa Requirements
• Forum Advocating Cultural and Eco-Tourism (FACET)

Captive wildlife attractions

• Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (ARAZPA)
• Queensland Wildlife Parks Association (QWPA)
• Zoological Parks Board of NSW
• Zoological Parks and Garden Board Victoria

Diving

• Dive Queensland

Marine

• Association of Marine Park Tour Operators (Qld)
• Great Barrier Reef Charter Association

Farmstays and B&Bs

• Australian Farm Tourism
• Bed and Breakfast and Farmstay Association of Far North Queensland
• Queensland Bed and Breakfast Association
• Queensland Farm and Country Tourism Association

Other

• Caravan and Camping Industry NSW
• Victorian Caravan Parks Association
• The Australian Museum Society

RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Birdwatching

• Birds Australia (formally RAOU)
• Birds in Backyards

GOVERNMENT

Government tourism organisations

• Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
• Australian Tourism Commission (ATC)
• Bureau of Tourism Research (BTR)
• Commonwealth Dept of Tourism
• Office of National Tourism
• Tourism Forecasting Council (TFC)

Government State and Territory tourism agencies

• Tourism Victoria
• Western Australian Tourism Commission (WATC)
• Tourism New South Wales
• Canberra Tourism and Events Corporation
• Northern Territory Tourism Commission
• South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC)
• Tourism Tasmania
• Tourism Queensland

Government environment organisations

• Australian Fisheries Management Authority
• Environment Australia
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
• Wet Tropics Management Authority

Government State and Territory environment agencies

• VIC
  • Dept of Sustainability and Environment
  • Fisheries Co-Management Council Victoria
  • Parks Victoria
• WA
  • Dept of Conservation and Land Management (CALM)
  • WA Dept of Fisheries
• NSW/ACT
  • Environment ACT
  • National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW
  • NSW Fisheries
• NT
  • Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
  • NT Fisheries
• SA
  • Dept for Environment and Heritage ? National Parks and Wildlife
• TAS
  • Dept of Primary Industries, Water and Environment
  • Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service
• QLD
  • Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service/EPA
  • Queensland Dept of Natural Resources and Mines

NON-GOVERNMENT WILDLIFE-RELATED ORGANISATIONS

Non-government conservation organisations

• Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF)
• Australian Koala Foundation
• Australian Marine Conservation Society
• Dolphin Research Institute
• Earth Sanctuaries Ltd
• International Institute for Environment and Development
• Pacific Whale Foundation
• The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia
• Total Environment Centre
• Wild India
• Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland
• World Conservation Union (IUCN)
• Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Non-government animal welfare organisations

• Australian Wildlife
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
• NSW Animal Welfare League
• NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service ( WIRES)
• Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)

Non-government animal rights/ liberation groups

• Australia and New Zealand Federation of Animal Societies (ANZFAS)
• Australians for Animals
• Greenpeace
• Humane Society International
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
• ORRCA Inc

HOST COMMUNITIES

Indigenous groups

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
• Aboriginal Tour Operators
• Australian Heritage Commission
• Dhimurru Land Management Aboriginal Corporation
• Indigenous Land Corporation
• Northern Territory Land Council

Landholders

• Australian and NZ Environment Conservation Council
• Bushcare
• Coastcare
• Land for Wildlife
• Landcare
• National Farmers Federation
• NT Cattleman’s Association

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Various

• Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE)
• Interpretation Australia Association (IAA)
• Flinders University
• Griffith University
• Charles Sturt University

PROFESSIONS, RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCIES

Consultancy

• Wildlife Management International

Research

• CRC for Conservation and Management of Marsupials
• CRC for Freshwater Ecology
• Sustainable Tourism CRC
• CRC for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
• CRC for the Sustainable Development of Tropical Savannas
• CRC for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management
• CSIRO

Professional associations

• Australasian Wildlife Management Society
• Australian Geographic Society