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Day 1 of the 2026 WARN Asia Conference is almost here!

Join us in Sandakan on 16 November as we explore Merging Animal Rescue and Ecotourism for Wildlife Conservation.

Our packed first day brings four sessions:

🍃 Visitor Learning and Behaviour Change: how do we turn a great wildlife experience into lasting impact?
🐾 Rescue Centres as Ecotourism Models: from Vietnam’s primates to Borneo’s sun bears and Mabul’s turtles
⚖️ Ethics and Welfare in Ecotourism: finding the balance between opportunity and animal wellbeing
📊 Communities, Data and Long-Term Conservation Outcomes: from elephants in Sabah to pangolin sightings in Taiwan

Speakers include Orangutan Appeal UK, Animals Asia Foundation, Free the Bears, Zoo Leipzig/EPRC, Scuba Junkie SEAS, Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT), UMS, Sabah Wildlife Department, Pingtung Rescue Center, and BSBCC.

See you there! 🌏

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