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Marie Walbridge
Eng 112- 07
June 20, 2016
Professor Intawiwat
Annotated Bibliography
African Conservation Experience. "African Conservation Experience." African Conservation
Experience. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 June 2016.
This is a website. It gives an example of a reputable program for wildlife and conservation
volunteering. There are many paths to take within this program from wildlife management to
wildlife rehabilitation. It will be helpful because it gives a reputable view on wildlife and
conservation volunteering.
This website is about the programs and experiences one may go on in Africa. It gives detailed
information on the experiences and projects. It tells what you will be doing like animal
husbandry, if you want to be involved in wildlife rehabilitation. It tells you what animals you will
be working with and what your jobs will be. It also lets you see testimonials from people who
have done the same project you will possibly be interested in. It also gives you prices for the
specific project you will be doing. Also another interesting thing is they rate the difficulty of the
project by Rhinos.
This is a credible source because this organization was established in 1999 and has had more
five thousand volunteers in more than twenty projects. It is one of the top used organization in
the UK for South African wildlife conservation volunteers. Also Prince Harry visited one of
projects in August of 2015.
Lynch, Peter. Wildlife & conservation volunteering: the complete guide. Bradt Travel Guides,
2009.
This is a travel guide that is very informational. It is a step by step guide for young and
old people who want to be wildlife and conservation volunteers. It explores multiple programs to
consider when someone is trying to find a credible and desirable program.
This is a book. It describes conservation issues around the world. What conservation
program to be involved with. How to see if they are a reliable program to use. It also describes
what effects volunteers have on conservation. The book gives detailed information on how to
choose a program whether it be based on what country one wants to travel to or it be based on
the species you want to work with. It also gives ideas on how to fundraise for the program you
choose. It also gives travel tips, the basic dos and donts.
Peter lynch has written two books on the topic of wildlife and conservation volunteering.
He has also written an article in the UKs journal for Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism

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Themes. He has also written several articles on the subject of wildlife conservation. He has
written one for the BBC. He has also written articles for Wild Travel, the top wildlife travel
Magazine in the UK. He has been involved with several different wildlife and conservation
programs ranging from Africa to Greece to Mongolia.
O'Brien, Liz, et al. "Volunteering in Nature as a Way of Enabling People to Reintegrate into
Society." Perspectives in Public Health 131.2 (2011): 71-81. ProQuest. Web. 15 June
2016.
This is a research paper. It is about how volunteering in nature can help people to be more
successful in society. It explores how beneficial and therapeutic it is to volunteer in nature. It also
shows that volunteering with nature can help people who are struggling to reintegrate into
society successfully.
This is an academic source This paper explored the role of active hands-on contact with
the environment through a general environmental volunteering program and through a targeted
therapeutic volunteer program, highlighting how these two approaches can potentially aid some
marginalized people to reintegrate into society. They did two studies: Study 1 was based on
general environmental volunteering primarily in northern England and southern Scotland; and
Study 2 focused on mental health participants at Meanwhile Wildlife Garden in London. These
studies concluded that Volunteering in nature may be particularly effective for those who would
like to be outdoors and have more contact with nature yet need specific encouragement and
supported/led activities to participate.
This paper was written by five people. The leading Author is Liz OBrien. She has a
Ph.D. in Forest research. She works for the Forest Commission of the UK. She has had 55
Publications in her career.
Tisdell, Clem, and Clevo Wilson. "Perceived Impacts of Ecotourism on Environmental Learning
and Conservation: Turtle Watching as a Case Study." Environment, Development and
Sustainability 7.3 (2005): 291-302. ProQuest. Web. 20 June 2016.
This is a scholarly article that researches the impacts of ecotourism on environmental
conservation and learning. It highlights a case study involving sea turtle watching in Queensland,
Australia at Mon Repos Conservation Park.
This is academic source. In this journal they gave questionnaires to the visitors of Mon
Repos Conservation Park. These questionnaires were given before and after the visitors had seen
the turtles. Part 2 of the questionnaire highlighted the idea that Ecotourism can effect the
conservation of animals. The visitors said they learned about the sea turtles behavior and how
humans and other predators pose a threat to their survival. The results of this study showed that
there were positive and statistically significant impacts on the visitors desire to protect sea
turtles.
This is a credible source because it was published in a scholarly journal that has been
peer reviewed. This paper was co-written by Clem Tisdell and Clevo Wilson. Clem Tisdell is an
Australian economist and an Emeritus professor from the University of Queensland. He is best
known for his work environmental and ecological economics. Clevo Wilson from Queensland

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University of Technology. He specializes in environmental economics like Tisdell. These
economists have been published many times in their careers.
"Wildlife Conservation Society; Study: Volunteering can Help Save Wildlife." Journal of India
(2014): 34. ProQuest. Web. 15 June 2016
This is an article based on a study conducted by Duke University. The article highlights
the fact that participation of non-scientists as volunteers in conservation can have an impact on
wildlife conservation efforts around the world. The Duke University researchers collaborated
with the Wildlife Conservation society.
This is a secondary source. This article highlights Duke Universitys Dr. Erika Weinthal
findings. She found that a number of past WCS volunteers have changed careers to become
formally trained ecologists and conservationists. One person who participated in the study said,
By volunteering, I could better understand conservation challenges, and the difference
organizations like WCS make to save wildlife. The article states that after their experiences
volunteering for the WCS people have continued to further their efforts with conservation
The study revealed several important impacts of volunteering with WCS and CWS. Over 80%
of the respondents acknowledged increased knowledge and concern for wildlife rooted in
science. More than 60% said that they were able to use the knowledge learned
during volunteering with WCS-India in other aspects of their lives. Several also indicated greater
spiritual understanding about life in general.
This is a credible source because the article cites a real study that has been published in a
scholarly journal, Global Environmental Change. T

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