Latest Ecotourism Stories

PHOENIX, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Zebra Adventures, a state-of-the-art adventure tourism company, brings a thrilling off-road tour experience to Cabo San Lucas, offering guests an exhilarating and unforgettable ride through stunning scenery in the amazingly versatile, high-performance TOMCAR(R). "Green Zebra provides guests with a revolutionary off-road touring adventure unlike anything they've ever experienced before," according to Green Zebra Founder and Chairman Andrew (Andy)...

YPSILANTI, Mich., March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Corporate ethics and the environment are big topics in the media. But they are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the more than 300 undergraduate participants and their faculty sponsors presenting at the Eastern Michigan University 29th Annual Undergraduate Symposium March 27. The day-long event is believed to be one of the largest and longest running undergraduate symposiums in the nation. "The Symposium gives...

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate Earth Day and create awareness for sustainable travel to the Caribbean, the award-winning Elite Island Resorts -- the second-largest independently owned, green certified Caribbean hospitality group -- announces it will make a donation each time a body or facial spa treatment is purchased at select resorts during April 2009. When guests purchase a relaxing treatment at Galley Bay Resort & Spa, The Verandah Resort & Spa and...

BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Walk among millions of King penguins, safari on the Serengeti, swim with sea lions, get up-close-and-personal with polar bears and experience the wonders of the Amazon and Machu Picchu. The world's top wildlife destinations may be just a click away with a new online contest from award-winning ecotour provider Natural Habitat Adventures. The winner of the company's "Wild Wonders Sweepstakes" (enter daily at http://www.nathab.com/wildwonders through...

By Hill, John For Hugh and Alicia Mulliken, proprietors of the charming Lodgings at Pioneer Lane in Ephraim, qualifying for certification by Travel Green Wisconsin came naturally. Hugh, who designed the building about eight years ago as a replica of a historic store in the Door County village, included extra energy-efficient, two-by-six walls, high energy-efficient windows, lowvolume showerheads and extra efficient water heaters to save money and as a reaction to the energy crisis of the...

By Zeppel, Heather ABSTRACT: Marine wildlife tours can provide a range of education and conservation benefits for visitors, including emotional (i.e., affective) responses and learning (i.e., cognition). Interpretive programs cover the biology, ecology, and behavior of marine species; best practice guidelines; and human threats to marine areas. The author reviews the education and conservation benefits of 18 marine wildlife experiences with dolphins, whales, and marine turtles by using (a)...

BOULDER, Colo., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Budget-conscious travel doesn't have to mean forgoing safari dreams -- or sustainable travel goals. Award-winning ecotour provider Natural Habitat Adventures suggests setting your safari sights on Mexico, where favorable exchange rates and airfare deals boost value. "Mexico has an amazing range of wildlife, including some unique opportunities with rare and endangered species," says Natural Habitat Adventures founder and director Ben...

CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. -- It's a gravelly, trash-strewn path along the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in Cecil County, but plans are in the works to spend $18 million turning this waterside road into a biking and hiking path to draw tourists looking to enjoy nature.No longer is tourism on the Eastern Shore just a matter of beachgoers in the summer. Cycling, kayaking, bird watching and other outdoors pursuits have become an important slice of the industry in the last decade. Across the shore,...

By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - They may not be able to compete with cheap Chinese goods, Finnish mobile phones or subsidized farmers in the European Union. But African nations can take on the best when it comes to wildlife. Countries such as Madagascar and Rwanda are starting to "brand" themselves as unique ecotourism destinations in a bid to carve a lucrative niche in the global economy. "If you look at Madagascar, its nature is its only competitive advantage. It's diverse...