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Towards measuring the economic value of wildlife watching. The economy of ethiopia has prospered for many years on agricultural products but currently, the country expands to industrialization and service providing for additional incomes. Furthermore, it also identifies the challenges and future directions to put into practice for future wildlife tourism industry. However, due to the difficulties of implementing community based ecotourism and wildlife conservation in practice, the expected amount of return cannot be achieved yet. The historic route in ethiopian tourism development. Tourism is one of the key industries driving the current change and tourism could be a transformative tool within this takeoff.
There are also numerous species of birds, a paradise for wildlife lovers soundtrack. Democratic republic of congo, djibouti, equatorial guinea, eritrea, ethiopia, gabon. It is home to the worlds most endangered canine species and endemic ethiopian wildlife like the walia ibex and gelada baboon. Ethiopian wildlife conservation authority, addis ababa. Effectiveness of ethiopias legal framework for wildlife crime. Project document federal democratic republic of ethiopia. Review on problems, prospects and economic contribution. Ethiopia is a cultural and natural wonder, with nine unesco world heritage sites. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Objectives of the study the general objective of the study was to examine the role of the historic route in ethiopian tourism development. Wildlife watching holidays often focus on iconic species such as whales, tigers and polar bears, many of which are the most threatened.
Can wildlife tourism help conserve our endangered species. Welcome to ethiopian wildlife tours experience the beauty of ethiopia and her endless wildlife in the best possible way with us. World bank concludes that ssa could be on the cusp of an economic takeoff, much like china was 30 years ago, and india was 20 years ago. So can wildlife tourism help conserve our endangered species. The safar i tourism is the most common excursion of. However, the wildlife tourism and conservation practices are still at low. Opportunities and challenges for wildlife conservation. Specific objectives to assess the evolution of the historic route in tourism development plans of ethiopia. Ethiopian wildlife tours wildlife safaris in ethiopia. Wildlife tourism can be recognized in man y african countries, including ethiopia. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, alemneh amare and others published wildlife resources of.
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