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Wilderness Safaris
Company typeecotourism operator
WIL (BSE)[1][2]
IndustryTourism
Founded1983
FoundersColin Bell, Chris McIntyre
Headquarters,
Key people
Dave Bennett, Managing Director
Ginny Davids, Chief Marketing Officer; Tracy Bamber, Chief Sales Officer; Petru Ebersohn, Chief Human Resources Officer; Francis Antrobus, Chief Technology Officer[3]
Websitewww.wilderness-safaris.com

Wilderness Safaris is an ecotourism operator, headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. It operates camps and mobile safaris across eight countries: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[4][5] Known for its ongoing conservation work, the company is helping to conserve some 33 species on the IUCN Red List[6] and lists some 2.5 million hectares as being under protection.


References

  1. ^ Benza, Brian (8 June 2012). "Billionaire family ups stake in Wilderness Safaris". MmegiOnline. Dikgang Publishing Company. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Wilderness Safaris IPO to hoist Botswana's image". Sunday Standard. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ^ Reinstein, Dorine (30 October 2014). "Wilderness Safaris debuts Desert Dune adventure". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ^ "WILDERNESS SAFARIS' NEW CAMP IN RWANDA: MAGASHI". Hideaway Report. 8 March 2019.
  5. ^ Ho, Lauren. "Chikwenya Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe". The Telegraph.
  6. ^ Siting and design of hotels and resorts: principles and case studies for biodiversity conservation. IUCN. 2012. pp. 28–30. ISBN 2831714710. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

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