Panamanian Frog Farm where pumilio are farm raised

[bbrock]

Originally Posted by hexen84

Thanks for the advice bbrock. I like the idea of actually being able to tell where my money is going. I'll have to do some research on who's doing what I want, then give them the money.

Well, I'm sorry that I'm not more tied in with the conservation landscape of Panama because then I could give better recommendations. If you want to save the Yellowstone ecosystem though, give me a shout and I'll help you put your money to a good cause.

[rompida]

Originally Posted by hicksonj

I should have been clearer rompida, a 501(c)(3) is a corporation.

Sorry, I should have been clearer also. I meant a "Panamanian Corporation".

[Arklier]

Originally Posted by Afemoralis

The politicians are not very concerned with things like frogs. The are concerned with the money that even a hypothetical National park will bring from "Ecotourists."

What's wrong with this? There's quite a few people on this board who have been ecotourists, and many more that would love to go out and see darts in the wild. What do you think an ecotourist is?

[Afemoralis]

The issue with Ecotourism is not the tourists- it is the marketing machines/business people behind the scenes. My experiences in Latin America have led me to believe that there are very few resorts or programs that are truly ecologically responsible- more often it is just a catch phrase. In Bocas, resorts are cleared out of the rainforest- if they have no neighbors, or have been built within the National park; they are billed as "Ecotourist resorts"- regardless of the destruction of the forest or reef, the building materials, etc. In Belize entire Mangrove islands are clear-cut; sand is pumped in from the sea grass beds to provide sandy islands for "Ecotourists."

I like the idea of environmentally responsible tourism, I just haven't seen it implemented very often. Be cautious in making your vacation decisions.