DER TOURISTIK Foundation On the right track 2022

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EFFECTIVE ANIMAL WELFARE The DER Touristik Foundation funds wildlife conservation projects all around the world. Butterflies in your stomach Anyone who has even been on safari in the African savanna will have experienced butterflies in their stomach and will tell you that there is nothing more beautiful or exciting than observing wild animals in their natural habitat. The issue is that conflicts often arise in areas where wild animals’ habitats and humans’ living spaces overlap. Areas where animals hunt and graze do not simply stop at the borders of national parks but often extend into neighbouring areas where local populations grow crops. And when wild animals threaten humans’ livelihoods, the local people tend not to see why they should be concerned for the animals’ welfare. On the contrary, if people have no income, there is a danger that they will become poachers. The aim of our socially and ecologically interconnected funding projects is therefore to show those affected that nature and wildlife conservation is important as it increases tourism and therefore creates new jobs. As such, the DER Touristik Foundation supports projects designed to protect wildlife as well as accompanying education programmes designed to raise awareness of the need for nature and wildlife conservation amongst young people. A prime example of a simple yet very effective measure for taking the heat out of human-wildlife conflict, quite literally, is the chilli project in Tanzania, which helps local farmers construct fences coated in chilli paste in order to keep hungry elephants away from their fields. In South Africa, the DER Touristik Foundation supports a refresher course lasting several weeks for the Black Mambas, an anti-poaching group consisting of women from local tribal communities which is primarily committed to protecting rhinos in Kruger National Park. The DER Touristik Foundation is also active in Europe and is, for example, helping to create a protected area in Greek waters for dolphins, seals and turtles. 40
Animal welfare Room for elephants to roam DER Touristik’s commitment to sustainability and the DER Touristik Foundation’s funding projects often go hand in hand when it comes to animal welfare. For example, in line with its Animal Welfare Policy adopted in 2017, the travel group pays particular attention to ensuring that animals which holidaymakers encounter as part of their itineraries are kept in a way which is appropriate for their species and that wildlife observational tours are carried out responsibly. At the same time, local partners are shown how sustainable income can be generated from an approach which puts animal welfare front and centre. The Wildlife Friends Foundation Elephant Camp in Phetchaburi, Thailand, is a prime example of this. The elephant enclosures, which each span up to 18 hectares, boast natural trees, lakes and pastures. As such, the elephants have enough room to move around in and meet more of their own species. And the mahouts are also guaranteed an income. The issue is that due to the coronavirus, tourists stopped visiting Phetchaburi and incomes fell by more than 85% on account of the lockdown which lasted several months. The DER Touristik Foundation helped by providing the camp with a coronavirus aid package at the end of 2020. The money was primarily used to purchase food for 29 elephants, compensate the 12 mahouts and pay for a vet and other experts. 41
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