The Negative Impact Of Tourism On Wildlife: Challenges, Stakeholders, And Sustainable Solutions

Negative Impacts of tourism on wildlife

Discuss about the Impact of Tourism on Wildlife for Wildlife Animals.

In recent times, there has been an exponential increase in the tourism industry. With time, the tourism industry has emerged as a mainline industry in different parts of the world (Hardiman, 2015). There is an increase in the number of domestic and international tourists across the globe. There are various destinations across Australia, Europe, and USA that are considered as the top destinations for tourists (Catlin & Jones, 2010). There are various advantages of development of tourism industry. However, one of the disadvantages of development in the tourism industry is the negative impact on the wildlife (Birtles, 2013). Worldwide tourism has hit an all-time high. In 2014, record 1.14 billion tourists traveled internationally (Duim, 2015). With it, wildlife tourism has also increased as people attempt to see animals in their natural habitats in Kenya, the Galapagos, Indonesia and Mexico to name just a few.

The wildlife tourists have increased in numbers but people have neglected the impact on the wildlife. The increased level of tourism has put a pressure on the wildlife animals and their natural habits (Hughes, 2013). There are different stakeholders responsible for this. These stakeholders would include the private agencies, wildlife conservations parks, domestic and international tourists, governments and society at large (Brooks, 2013). Different stakeholders and governments are taking various measures to minimize the impact of tourism on wildlife (Karanth, 2012). However, it appears that these measures are not sufficient. It can be said that fundamental and radical measures would be required to minimize the negative impact of tourism on wildlife.

This section of the essay would discuss the negative impacts of tourism on wildlife. With an increase in the tourism industry the biggest issue or threat has been on the animals (Moorhouse & Baker, 2015). With tourism, there have been several challenges on the existence of wildlife animals. The large and small animals have found it difficult to get water and food. The key negative impacts of tourism on wildlife can be discussed under following headings:

Example: The increase in the number of tourists can create stress for wildlife animals

Example: The ecosystem can get disrupted with an increase in the number of tourists

Example: An increase in the number of tourist can increase the pollution level in forests

There are very limited or minimal positive impacts of tourism on wildlife (Bhagwat, 2013). This section would discuss the positive impact of tourism on wildlife. One of the few positive impacts is the standardization across various wildlife reserves and geographical areas (Buckley, 2012). With an increase in the number of tourists, the government and the private agencies are in better place to develop and establish the standards for wildlife conservation (Green, 2014). It is important that different people and stakeholders should work together to increase the positive impact of tourism. It could be difficult to achieve. However, it can be done with a concentrated and focused approach (Katselidis, 2015). Different governments and private agencies should take small steps to reach at a stage where tangible positive impacts could be observed. 

Positive impacts of tourism on wildlife

There are various stakeholders involved in this area. These stakeholders would include the private agencies, wildlife conservations parks, domestic and international tourists, governments and society at large (Moore & Rodger, 2010). Different stakeholders and governments are taking various measures to minimize the impact of tourism on wildlife. This section would discuss the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders in this area. The headings under this section can be discussed as:

This section would discuss the various steps that should be taken to minimize the negative impact of tourism on wildlife. The negative impact could be minimized if people understand their duties (Moore & Rodger, 2010). It is important that people in the society should understand that it is their moral responsibility to preserve and to conserve the wildlife in their areas (Granquist, 2013).

This section would discuss the short-term plan to minimize the impacts of tourism on wildlife.

This section would discuss the long-term plan to minimize the impacts of tourism on wildlife.

There is a need of sustainable tourism associated with the sustainable development (Cong & Morrison, 2014). This section would discuss the various aspects of sustainable tourism that can minimize the impact on wildlife (Curtin, 2010). The sustainable tourism would include number of measures like forest preservation, air and soil preservation, etc. The various measures that can aid the sustainable tourism and contribute towards wildlife preservation can be discussed as:

The wildlife forests are the home for wild animals. The sustainable tourism would start from the preservation of forest area (Karanth, 2012). It is important that different stakeholders should join hands for forest and land preservation (Malkinson, 2013).

The sustainable development and the sustainable tourism would depend on the green belt and the environment (Ballantyne & Falk, 2011). The sustainable tourism would start from the preservation of air and creating a green belt.

An important aspect of sustainable development is that it focuses on the need of the future generations (Higham & Shelton, 2011). With the focus on the needs of the future generation a true sustainable environment can be created.

This section of the essay would discuss the key recommendations for different stakeholders. It is important that all the key stakeholders should join hands to focus on sustainable tourism (Ham & Weiler, 2012). The government of different nations would have a key role to play to minimize the impact of tourism on wildlife.

Conclusion

This would be the last section of the essay. This section would make a conclusion of the essay. In this section, the key points of the discussion would be jotted down. This section would start with a brief summary of the essay and would discuss the best practices that should be used to minimize the negative impacts of tourism on wildlife.

Stakeholders involved and their roles and responsibilities

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