Wildlife Tourism Webinars June 2020

We originally planned to run a conference in Brisbane in June 2020. Coronavirus prevented this, but we held three lively and informative webinars in its place, and are now planning the conference for June 2021.

 A report on Day 1 is now available, and other reports soon will be

Meantime, click here for further information about topics and presenters

The following Webinars were held between 22nd & 25th June 2020

Day	Time	Topic	Presenter	Organisation	Presentation or discussion
Mon	1.30pm		intro
	1.35pm	Wildlife interpretation	Noel Scott	Uni Sunshine Coast	Wildlife interpretation experiences
	1.40pm		Sarah Pye	Uni Sunshine Coast	Using narratives to engage potential travellers in wildlife tourism
	1.45pm				Q&A – interpetation
	1.55pm	Tourism & conservation	Marissa Altmann	Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network	“Incentivizing Conservation Outcomes Through Certified Wildlife Friendly™ Tourism
			TBA	ANIMONDIAL	Voluntourism: defining the good from the bad
	2.05pm		Innes Larkin	Mt Barney Lodge	The ability of businesses to declare a climate emergency
	210pm		David Newsome	Murdoch Uni	Use of protected areas: implications for conservation and a responsible attitude to wildlife tourism.
	2.15pm		Maulita Sari Hani	Conservation International	Visitor management strategy for sustainable manta ray tourism in MPAs of Raja Ampat – West Papua
	2.25pm				Q&A – conservation and tourism
	2.30pm	Human/wildlife interaction	Daniel Turner	ANIMONDIAL	What do we mean by interaction and when is it appropriate?
	2.35pm		Maree Kerr and Sera Steves	Wildlife Tourism Australia	Bat Tourism: Interactions in a Covid-19 World
	2.40pm		Thomas Jones	Asia-Pacific University,	Interactions with Macaques at Japan’s first monkey park
	2.45pm				Q&A – interactions
	2.50pm	General discussion			We will be divided into smaller groups for the first part, to give everyone a chance e to have an input, then join into a final plenary discussion.
	3.30pm	close
Tues	1.30pm	intro
	1.35pm	Asia/Pacific	Noel Scott	Uni Sunshine Coast	UNWTO study on  Sustainable WT in Asia and the Pacific
	1.40pm		Jatna Supriatna	University of Indonesia	Wildlife tourism in Indonesia’s protected areas
	1.45pm		Maulita Sari Hani	Conservation International	Community-based whale shark tourism in Sumbawa (Indonesia)
	1.50pm		Barry Davies	Gondwana Guides	Ecotourism in Cambodia: the real deal
	1.55pm		Rie Usui	Hiroshima University	Wildlife tourism as a space for healing: Evidence from Japan
	2.00pm		Madura Thivanka	British School of Commerce	Requirement of Sustainable Wildlife tourism strategy for Sri Lanka
	2.05pm		Nina Brask	ANIMONDIAL	Can interactions with captive Asian elephants ever be sustainable and responsible?
	2.10pm		Ingrid Suter	Asian Captive Elephant Standards	Standards for elephant-based tourism
	2.15				Q&A – Asia/Pacific wildlife tourism
	2.30pm	Coronavirus	Emily Flower	Giffih Uni	The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on captive elephants and their owners in Thailand.
	2.35pm		Daniel Turner	ANIMONDIAL	Coronavirus: perspectives on wildlife tourism and the need to rethink our relationship with animals
	2.40pm				Q&A – coronavirus
	2.45pm	WTAustralia expand to WT Australasia?	Jonathon Spring	Auckland Institute of Studies	Communitas, Australasia, Pasifika and Wildlife Tourism: How to involve tourism and communities of practice to achieve wildlife conservation within the Pacific Rim?
	2.50pm				Discussion – possibiliy of WTA expanding to Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, PNG, West Papua and neighbouring islands)
	3.00pm	General discussion			We will be divided into smaller groups for the first part, to give everyone a chance e to have an input, then join into a final plenary discussion.
	3.30pm	close
Thur	1.30pm	Intro
	1.35pm	Birdfeeding	Michelle Plant	Wildlife Interactions Consulting	Bird-feeding
	1.40pm		Darryl Jones	Griffith Uni	Bird-feeding
	1.45pm				Q&A – bird-feeding
	2.05pm	Marketing	Chris Larsen	BlueSky Wildlife	How Blue Sky Wildlife can support your Wildlife Tourism Business
	2.10pm		Liz Ward	Tourism Tribe	Digital marketing for wildlife tourism
	2.15pm				Q&A – marketing (general)
	2.25pm	Around the World			Discussion on any additional news or perspectives from various countries
	2.35pm	General discussion			Discussion – on any of the topics above or anything related to wildlife tourism. We will be divided into smaller groups for the first part, to give everyone a chance e to have an input, then join into a final plenary discussion.
	3.30pm	close

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Information on topics and presentations

Webinar presentations 2020

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“Wildlife Tourism:

Enhancing the Benefits for Wildlife and People”

We’ve discussed many aspects of minimising negative effects and enhancing positive effects of wildlife tourism.

Now, how do we really make it happen?

Now scheduled for 27th June to 1st July 2021:

See https://www.wildlifetourism.org.au/wildlife-tourism-conference-brisbane-2021/

Nathan campus of Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland (“the university in a forest”)

Many thanks to our major sponsor: Griffith University (Science Group, School of Environment and Science, and the Environment Futures research Institute

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Many thanks to our major sponsor: Griffith University (Science Group, School of Environment and Science, and the Environment Futures research Institute)

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