The idea that one day soon it would be possible to see a polar bear only in the zoos and destinations such as the Great Barrier Reef, the Maldives, the Everglades, or the ice cap on Mt Kilimanjaro will vanish, because of the climate change, has created a new trend in the travel industry—operators and tour agencies are increasingly recommending the travellers to experience the world’s most endangered sites before they disappear or 'get messed up'.
While on one hand this phenomenon can serve to help raise awareness and recognition of the seriousness of the problem, and provoke the social consciousness, on the other hand, travelers seeking to marvel upon polar species, vanishing fauna and authentic cultures, before they are gone forever, could increase the negative human impact on nature.
The travel phenomena is termed ‘last-chance’ or ‘doom’ tourism in the popular media, and put in the context of societal angst against globalization, climate change and technological progress, easily accumulates the desire of tourists to witness vanishing landscapes.
Does this make YOU wish to see a polar bear?
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