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Arctic Protections Proposed in Legislation
Environment  (tags: environment, arctic, polar, bears, walrus, wolves, tourism, gas, oil, fishing, climate-change, pollution, nature, habitat, protection, wildlife, politics, science, ecosystems, destruction, conservation, climatechange, animals )

Tom
- 116 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Polar bears are stranded at sea. Walruses are falling victim to wolves and polar bears. Oil and gas development is expanding. And the Arctic seas are being opened to the possibility of tourism, shipping and perhaps even commercial-scale fishing.
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Plans to Limit Tourism in Antarctic
Environment  (tags: environment, tourism, Antarctic, damage, limits, protection, nature, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 229 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
The number of tourists visiting Antarctica could be restricted under British plans, amid fears that the increase in cruise ships in the area threatens to cause irreparable damage to the continent's pristine environment.
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Irresponsible Tourism and Lodge Building Threatening Some of Kenya's Finest Parks
Environment  (tags: Kenya, parks, tourism, lodge building, destruction, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 256 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Unwittingly, safari package tourists may soon be aiding the destruction of a pristine wilderness in northern Kenya by staying in poorly planned lodges currently being built in delicate riverine habitat. Many of the tourists are likely to be British.
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Safety, Convenience Vs. the Environment at the Grand Canyon
Environment  (tags: Grand Canyon, tree cutting, safety, tourism, parking )

RC
- 648 days ago - examiner.com
Federal officials are pondering ways to make tourism safer and easier at the Grand Canyon. Cutting more trees is one option, but is it necessary?
34 comments
Climate Tourism: Does Travel Create Environmental Awareness?
Environment  (tags: climate change, tourism, travel, ecotourism, sustainability, global warming )


- 674 days ago - treehugger.com
A recent article published by Tierramerica warns about the growth of the so called 'climate tourism,'
2 comments
ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Snow Leopards Earn Their Keep in Tourist Dollars
Environment  (tags: snow leopard, tourism, survival, endangered, wildlife, environment )

Simone
- 799 days ago - ipsnews.net
Shy by nature snow leopards are rarely spotted even by the Ladakhi herders who share their mountain habitat. But this only whets the appetite of tourists and wildlife enthusiasts who may stay on in the area for days till a sighting is made. SLC began
5 comments
Fighting "Poison Fishing" in Jamaica
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, eco-friendly, animals, conservation, habitat, habitat destruction, Sustainabililty, water, wildlife, world, environment, Jamaica, fishing, rivers, pollution, Caribbean, eco-tourism, tourism )

David
- 868 days ago - nature.org
In Jamaica, local communities are struggling with a man-made threat to their way of life -- poison fishing - harvesting fish by polluting the river. Scientists are working with locals to halt the practice and implement sustainable fishing methods.
7 comments
Tourism Threat to Earth's Last Great Wilderness
Environment  (tags: environment, conservation, wildlife, tourism )

Simone
- 942 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Britain is to warn a summit on the Antarctic that soaring numbers of tourists flocking there on cruise ships could have serious environmental implications for the world's last great wilderness. Delegates at the annual Antarctic treaty meeting this week
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