Jun 16, 2014 | Can wildlife tourism assist biodiversity conservation, Members' stories, Research |
How networks lead to breakthroughs! Wildlife Tour Operator’s koala research paper accepted by scientific conference. Sixteen years of looking up koala’s noses. Sixteen years of hand-drawn diagrams of nearly 100 koalas, and over 19,000 photographs. Thousands of koala...
Jan 24, 2014 | Birdwatching tourism, Members' stories |
The elusive rufous scrub bird WTA member Greg Clancy writes about his experiences seeking this little brown bird that forages like a small mammal on the forest floor, and despite its strong voice is quite a challenge to actually find....
Jan 20, 2014 | Articles by guest writers, Members' stories, News |
Top walks at Mt Barney Reproduced from an article by Karl C0ndon, Gold Coast Bulletin [note: although described here as a volcanic summit, Mt Barney , though close to volcanoes it not itself a volcanic cone – it was volcanic larva that cooled underground and was...
Jan 18, 2014 | Articles by guest writers, Members' stories, News |
Destiny Eco-Cottage, southeast Queensland, praised Stunning views, unique cottages, wildlife and asses. Tim of Eco Safaris had this to say about Destiny Eco-Cottage after visiting: Laze on your veranda with a drop of local red, watching the pretty-faced wallabies as...
Oct 25, 2013 | Members' stories |
Butterfly approves of Wildlife Tourism Australia’s logo Mark Essenhigh of Off Road Adventure Safaris had an unexpected visit from a jezebel butterfly attracted to the WTA logo on his shirt Nice to be noticed!
Sep 30, 2013 | Members' stories, News |
One of our members from WA has just taken out the top local honour at the Alcoa Peel Business Awards! Kev Mahney from Mandurah Cruises who is also our Treasurer, said they won two awards on the same night! First win was the Peel Tourism Award and then the Alcoa Peel...