Go To Canada and visit Churchill the place of environmental phenomenon!

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Posted by Lisa | Posted in General Travel | Posted on 03-09-2009

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Churchill is on the shoreline of the west coast of Canada. Over the past few years this has become one of the most sought over environmental holidays. This could mean that it is in danger from excessive pollution?

Churchill is most famous for its population of Polar bears, who visit every year around autumn to escape the receding ice flows. These polar bears head inland and invade local towns and villages such as Churchill to find refuge. The nickname, Polar Bear capital of the world, came from the fact there are so many of these cuddly creatures. This has helped boost the tourist industry around the area, and now tour operators offer Canada tours dedicated to this area, to show people the stunning environment.

Churchill is an area known as an Ecotone. An Ecotone is a environmental phenomenon where there is an abrupt change in environmental circumstances. Basically it stands on a border between three very different environments. They are the Boreal forest to the south, the Tundra climate to the north east and the Hudson Bay to the north. If you have never seen the Aurora Borealis then this one of the best places on the planet. Not only does this area have all these attributes, it is also home to the Beluga whales in summer, over 57,000 of them, and has a very extensive amunt of bird fauna that cover the whole area.

Because of all the surrounding species and the Polar bears, Churchill needs to rely on the tourist industry heavily. The simple way to put it, is that Churchill is on the border between three dramatic climate and environmental differences. This will cause the tourist industry to crumble. Canada holidays benefit greatly from this environmental phenomenon, but how much longer will it last. Alaska Cruises also circle round to this area, so maybe that holiday is better sooner rather than later.

 

Go To Canada and visit Churchill the place of environmental phenomenon!

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Posted by Lisa | Posted in General Travel | Posted on 01-09-2009

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Churchill is located on the far west coast of Canada. Over the past few years this has become one of the most sought over environmental holidays. If there was a dramatic change in climate, surely this would damage Churchill?

Churchill has become extremely popular and famous around the world, mainly because of the polar bears that travel inland during autumn. The polar bears then ram around as they want to, taking over Churchill. The fact that there are so many polar bears coming to here, means it has adopted the name, Polar Bear capital of the world. This has helped boost the tourist industry around the area, and now tour operators offer Canada tours dedicated to this area, to show people the stunning environment.

Churchill is an area known as an Ecotone. When you have several environments or climates close together, this is called an Ecotone. Churchill is on the border of three of these extremely different climates. To the southern region is the Boreal Forest, towards the north west you will find the Tundra like conditions, and directly to the north is the Hudson Bay area. This is one of the best locations in the world to see the Aurora Borealis. Not only does this area have all these attributes, it is also home to the Beluga whales in summer, over 57,000 of them, and has a very extensive amunt of bird fauna that cover the whole area.

Churchill has become extremely reliant on the tourism industry, but how long will it be able to support tourists. This means that is is in between three different environments and climates. There wont be any reason for people to visit here anymore, so the tourism sector will fail. Canada holidays benefit greatly from this environmental phenomenon, but how much longer will it last. Alaska Cruises also circle round to this area, so maybe that holiday is better sooner rather than later.

 

How long do we have to see the endangered species? Go on safari now!

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Posted by Lisa | Posted in General Travel | Posted on 19-08-2009

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Animals have been dying out all over the world for many different reasons. But what do we think the main key is between these animals going extinct. If you really think about it, you will understand that we are the main cause!

 

An endangered species is a term used to describe a species whose numbers have become so low it is at risk of becoming extinct. There are things that we are not responsible for like evolution, species going extinct because they cannot keep up with evolutionary change are not our fault. We must accept responsibility for a lot of the problems that have occurred. The Safari was just used as a hunting expedition, it was designed for those that had a lot of money and high stature. All the animals that have been hunted an killed and now at the brink of extinction.

 

We do not hunt all that many animals now as we did say a hundred years ago (mainly because they are all gone). But you cant hunt any of these animals any more, because they are protected by law. Now instead of hunting them and killing them we are trying to save them. Safari is the best way to get people on side, or to teach them about some of the problems in the world. Diving holidays have become very popular in the eyes of many governments to try and the marine life before it gets to even worse stages.

 

Pollution is proving to be another major problem; we may not be shooting these animals anymore. However our actions in the rest of the world are causing damage to the entire environnement. We need to start showing people what they can do to help save the planet, yet enjoy themselves at the same time. Kenya safari holidays are a great way to have fun and see the world.

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Sustainable Tourism

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Posted by Lisa | Posted in General Travel | Posted on 17-08-2009

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For sustainable tourism, we need to protect the cultural environment as well as the natural environment.  We need to respect local cultures and ways of life, and contribute positively to local communities.  

The potential negative effects of tourism are both local and global… but by practicing green tourism, the harm we cause will be minimized.   

If we’re not careful, we’ll degrade the environment and the cultures we travel to see.We need to consider that local businesses depend on tourism profits where ever we go.  If you go someplace because there are wonderful native handicrafts, you need to buy some of those handicrafts from locals, so they get the money.  

If you’re visiting a national park, you need to employ locals as guides so they will continue to value and protect the park.  Those are the kinds of things that make for sustainable tourism.

Here are some more things to think about when choosing a hotel, a tour group or activity…..

Is the hotel locally owned and operated so that the profits stay in the community?  If not, is it at least staffed by local employees?

How does the hotel contribute to the local community?Does the restaurant’s fruit and vegetables come from local farms?  Do they sell local handicrafts in their gift shop?

If you’re taking a tour, travel with a tour operator who is environmentally responsible.  Smaller group sizes make less of an impact… and make for a more enjoyable tour for you!

Is the group lead by a local guide?  Does the tour company contribute to the local community in some way?  To have sustainable tourism, the local community needs to benefit; not just some global tour company.

Don’t get off the trail when you are hiking.Stay well away from any wildlife you come upon… for your safety AND for theirs.  “Leave only footprints”… carry your trash out or use trash bins.

If you’re snorkeling or diving, don’t touch the coral.  Be careful with your fins, it’s easy to kick the coral if you’re not paying attention or to stir up sediment.  Either way you can damage the reef’s fragile ecosystem… and reefs around the world are now in danger, so all need our help.

Try to buy local products…  You’ll support the local economy… and we all need that now no matter what country you’re visiting.  Foods will be fresher, give you a taste of local cuisine and save fuel because they haven’t traveled half way around the world… only YOU have!Less imported goods will be required.  

Don’t buy souvenirs or other products made from endangered animals or plants.Customs will probably seize anything made from protected animals and you don’t want to hasten the extinction of any species!  

Treat locals with respect.  You went there to learn about their culture!Know several words… at least hello, good-bye and thank you.  Be open to our cultural differences.  Read up on the area you’ll be visiting so you’ll know how to dress so you don’t offend anyone.  Check to see if there are any behaviors or gestures that will offend your hosts.

Rejoice in our positive differences.  Support them, and you’ll be contributing to sustainable tourism.

Should Cruise ships be Banned?

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Posted by Lisa | Posted in General Travel | Posted on 11-08-2009

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The size of cruise ships is phenomenal. These ships can hold many tourists and have a wide array of staff. Because of all this, they can then generate a huge amount of waste products, and they then don’t know what to do with it?

 

Well many of them do dispose of their waste when they get back to port, sensibly and cleanly. It goes without saying that some of these cruise liners believe they can get away with dumping this waste in the ocean. They simply cannot contain all of the waste in the cruise ship and are forced to release it into the open water. This “dumping” is unacceptable if we want to keep the oceans in clean areas like the Caribbean clean. Around 2003 these ships were creating about thirty thousand gallons of sewage each day. It is difficult for us to say what the output of these ships is exactly, mainly because a new study has not been carried out.

 

However this isn’t the main problem. The biggest problem with the cruise liners is what the release into the atmosphere. The Engines that these beast like machines use, create immense amounts of pollution damaging everything around them. Over a 10 year period from 1991 to 2001 the amount of cruises bought just in the UK rose from 193,000 to 776,000. These figures show that the amount of cruises each year will continue to rise. St Lucia holidays have become very popular, the St Lucian government has even banned some cruise liners from entering its waters.

 

One thing is for sure though, either we find a new way to power these Cruise ships or we are going to have to forget about them altogether. If you’re thinking of going on Barbados holidays or having weddings abroad, then think quickly before the Caribbean is just another victim of pollution. Soon some of these wonderful places will be so damaged that we wont want to or be able to visit them.

 

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