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Implementing responsible tourism policies requires constant regulation, something Intrepid knows all too well. The company has just audited its 140-plus wildlife tours to maintain its ethical practice standards. -Selene Brophy\n\n

Intrepid Travel, one of the world\u2019s largest tour operators with a reputation for responsible tourism, has cleaned up its wildlife tours offering, maintaining its animal welfare policy standards.\n
\nThe travel company has reviewed its 140-plus range of wildlife experiences and removed tours that failed to meet its standards of ethical engagement.\n
\nIts customers will no longer be able to book certain tours, ending support and inclusion of Madagascar\u2019s Adasibe National Park experience for example, \u201cdue to enclosed animal living conditions for the sole purpose of travel and entertainment, without clear conservation intentions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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