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Tourism Initiative Blog

Promoting Conservation Through Responsible Tourism

a photo of several baby green amazons being illegally sold at Parrot Mountain and Gardens in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Parrot Mountain

Back in November, I ended up at Parrot Mountain, an illegally operating bird zoo in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Here’s how it happened. See, my dad

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A photo of a sandy beach with the word "ecotourism" written in the sand. The word "Scam" is on a red stamp

Is Ecotourism a Scam?

I think one of the most disappointing things I learned while in school for Tourism and Hospitality Management was that, in the vast majority of

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