Madagascar is home to five different species of sea turtles. They are all endangered as they are hunted either for their meat or their shell. Especially Green turtles and Hawksbill turtles are showing a marked decline in nesting. According to Sea Turtle Conservancy, there are only about 20-23 000 nesting females left of this species […]
Category Archives: RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
Mijas Pueblo is known for its Donkey Taxis. Bus tours travel daily to the idyllic Spanish village loaded with tourists from all over the world. They all want to tour the white village by donkey back. The village is situated halfway up the mountain with stunning views over the coastline of Costa del Sol. The […]
Volunteering at a wildlife sanctuary during your travels is a great way to encounter wildlife in a responsible way while helping to reduce the costs of travel. One worthy organization to consider for your next volunteer project is La Senda Verde Wildlife Sanctuary in Bolivia. What is La Senda Verde? The mission of La Senda […]
Animal tourism, RESPONSIBLE TOURISM, SPAIN
Meet the rescued donkeys and mules at El Refugio del Burrito
“You are lucky. Paco de Lucía is normally not very fond of cuddles, seems like he likes you”. I turned around to see the sanctuary worker smile at me. Paco de Lucía, a nearly 9-year-old rescued mule was pressing his adorable face outside the paddock, begging for more cuddles as he made the funniest frowns […]
– By Tharani Balachandran – I don’t know what I expected going into law school. I had some sense that I wanted to do something related to social justice, and that I wanted to help people. I had spent the first half of the year prior to law school working multiple jobs in Vancouver assisting […]
Diving with a cute shark? How can a shark be cute you might be thinking. Have you seen the animated movie Shark Tale? One of the main characters in Shark Tale is a vegetarian shark called Lenny. He is really cute. And yes, I love animation movies. I actually dragged my boyfriend to the cinema […]
ADVENTURE TRAVEL, Peru, RESPONSIBLE TOURISM, Sustainability
A disappointing meeting with the Amazon in Peru
My childhood dream, traveling to the Amazon in Peru, was about to become a huge disappointment. The first sight that met me on the way to the boat that was going to take us to the lodge in the middle of the Amazon in Peru was a lot of floating rubbish at the tiny port in […]
