REALITY: Extensive habitat loss forces wildlife into Captivity or Extinction
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South African Wildlife Tourism Association
The SAWTA offers membership, certification & accreditaion programmes for businesses, venues and ventures associated specifically with the wildlife tourism industry in South Africa.
The SAWTA provides an industry standard for wildlife tourism destinations through our Ethical & Responsible Wildlife Tourism guidelines, certification & accreditation.
The SAWTA together with its associated members strives to provide ethical and responsible wildlife experiences, observations and interactions that are not only unique and educational, but also contribute to the conservation of Africa's biodiversity with specific focus on our wildlife species.
SA Wildlife Tourism Association
The SAWTA is a professional body established by professionals in the SA wildlife tourism industry and together with its associated members focus on providing and supporting an industry standard of ethical and responsible wildlife tourism in the region. Presently, extensive habitat destruction & habitat loss are forcing previously free roaming African wildlife species into either CAPTIVITY or EXTINCTION - WE choose well-regulated and managed CAPTIVITY above EXTINCTION!
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WHY an industry standard by the industry for the industry ...
In consideration of the dire situation of many African wildlife species, mainly due to habitat destruction & habitat loss as a result of the massive global human population explotion - previously free roaming wildlife species are forced into either captivity or extinction!
Presently, the unrealistic international call for "all wildlife to be roaming free in the wild" is sadly contributing negatively to the survival rate of already dwindling species in a fast disappearing African "wild" ...
WHERE is Africa's "wild" for wildlife ..?
80 -98% decrease in population numbers of Africa's large mammals
Less than 3% "wild habitat range" left for most African wildlife