The New York Times Travel magazine published an interesting account of writer Elinor Burkett's experience with the new luxury eco-lodges in the not-so-eco West African countries of Gabon and Gambia. She scoffs at the "audacity" of a $400 per-night lodge in the middle of such poverty stricken countrysides. But once she enters the compounds where the lodges lie, such skepticism vanishes. For the governments to realize that creating protected areas to lure foreign tourists and their money, is a plus for both the tourist looking for a new exotic destination as well as the county's wildlife and natural areas. And hopefully with time the countries can use their new eco-tourist money to help create larger conservation areas and alleviate some of their poverty as well.
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