Over the past decade eco-tourism has increased in attempts to promote, education, awareness, and help protect the great apes. However, along with the good intentions to try to increase the financial economy in habitat countries, there are also the cases of spreading zoonotic diseases along to the already endangered species that are becoming more habituated to humans. I came across this article (see below) that addresses these caveats along with a new book "Planet without Apes" by Dr. Craig B. Stanford. Overall, just the thought of a planet without chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans seems like a very sad world yet it is on the verge of happening. What are you thoughts regarding eco-tourism? Would you pay $500 or $800 dollars for an hour to watch and be atleast 10 feet away from these great apes although there could be some potentail negative impacts?
http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/stories/is-the-tourism-industry-helping-great-apes
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