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Tourist initiated wildlife interactions

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Dr Louise de Waal 2 comments

What is the difference between tourist initiated and non-tourist initiated interactions? What does this phrase actually mean? Does that mean the interactions are initiated by the animals? Did this cheetah actually asked to be brushed?

#HandsOffOurWildlife

The #HOWL campaign

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Dr Louise de Waal 3 comments

Find your inner #HOWL and join us to #HOWL for our wildlife. Make a short video explaining what you #HOWL for with a massive roar or howl at the end. Share with our #HOWL and #HandsOffOurWildlife hashtags on social media.

SA Tourism response to Green Girls’ open letter

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Dr Louise de Waal 6 comments

Sisa Ntshona says: “I would like to reiterate South African Tourism’s position on cub petting. We are fully cognisant of the global anti-petting lobby and back it unreservedly.”