#ecotourism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #ecotourism, aggregated by home.social.
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Is It Ethical to Go on a Safari in India? A Responsible Traveler’s Guide to Wildlife Tourism in 2026
India is one of the world’s most iconic wildlife destinations, home to Bengal tigers, Asian elephants, leopards, rhinos, and over 1,300 bird species. Naturally, a safari in India is high on many travelers’ bucket lists. But as awareness around sustainable travel grows, a critical question arises: Is it ethical to go on a safari in India? Yes, if done responsibly.This guide breaks down the ethics of India safari tours, what to look for, what to avoid, and how to ensure your trip supports […] -
Madagascar: Reforestation Corridor Offers a Future for Lemurs and Locals
🧑🤝🧑👬👩🔬👫🧑🤝🧑🏦👭🧑🤝🧑 Initiative is a unique convergence of science, private investment and community action.
🌳 The project has already planted more than 100 native tree species across 70 hectares, a portion of which were grown in soil inoculated with mycorrhiza, with seedlings showing high survival and growth rates.
✅ Even at this early stage, lemurs are using the corridor.
💰🏥🏫 Project partners are investing in ecotourism, health care and education, among other strategies.
#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeConservation #Rewilding #Conservation #Biodiversity #Lemurs #Ecotourism #NativeTrees #Environment #Wildlife
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Octopuses are highly intelligent creatures capable of solving puzzles, using tools, and even escaping enclosures. Their problem-solving skills are comparable to those of some vertebrates, making them one of the smartest invertebrates in the animal kingdom.
Octopuses have three hearts—two pump blood through their gills, while the third circulates it to the rest of the body. Their blood is blue due to hemocyanin, a copper-based molecule that helps them transport oxygen in cold, low-oxygen environments.
The blue-ringed octopus, despite being only the size of a golf ball, is one of the most venomous animals in the world. Its venom contains a neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin, which can cause paralysis and is potent enough to be fatal to humans. The bright blue rings serve as a warning signal when the octopus feels threatened.
https://youtu.be/oIBqex8ghXc?si=DrW_8M2gmAn750gk
Octopuses have specialized skin cells called chromatophores that allow them to change color, texture, and pattern almost instantly. This helps them blend into their surroundings, evade predators, or communicate with other octopuses.
https://scubahanknyc.com/2024/10/08/octopus-intelligence-camouflage-and-sometimes-deadly/
#BlueRingedOctopus #ecotourism #Nature #Octopus #Photography #UnderwaterVideo #wildlife
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Flooding Wetlands Could Be The Next Big Carbon Capture Hack
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https://www.wired.com/story/australia-wetlands-restoration/ <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #hydrology #water #MungallaStation #queensland #australia #Nywaigi #indigeneous #FirstNation #carbonsequestration #carbon #climatechange #ecosystems #habitat #flooding #saltwater #estuarine #saline #sediment #marsh #bogs #bund #coastalengineering #cattle #stock #aboriginal #ecotourism #greatbarrierreef #reforestation #carbonstore #mangroves #coast #coastal #biodiversity #wetlands -
Our favorite sort of visitors are people who (if able) bike, walk, skate, scoot, or use public transportation. We met two such #Monterey County visitors on 10 Feb 2024: this couple from #Fresno who'd rented #bicycles to enjoy #cycling along the #PacificGrove shoreline and elsewhere. They were grooving on the sunshine after all the recent rains!
#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #MontereyBay #BikeLove #ResponsibleTourism #ecotourism #CarbonEmissions #TrafficCongestion #tourism #EcoTravel #VisitMontereyCounty #BikeDate
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Mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) or balbok, is a large antelope found in high altitude woodlands in a small part of central Ethiopia. It is a monotypic species (without any identified subspecies).
🦌 Dinsho | Ethiopia
#naturephoto #ecotourism #animalconservation #mountainnyala #balemountain #travelafrica #bownaankamal #animalsaddict #nikon #antelopes #natureismetal #safarilife #animal_sultans #lovelyanimals #ethiopianwildlife #wildlifethroughlens #ethiopiawildlife