Like many wealthy people, Ms Das has been able to travel the world on high-end ecotourism trips, seeing animals up close in areas inaccessible to most tourists. 

Pointing out in his introduction that “animals do not want to see us”, Ms Das then goes on to discuss how people looking at nature can preserve species. However, he looks at the ethics of the world of ecotourism from a number of perspectives.

He talks about the negative effects of animals being taught to associate people with food, as well as the fact so few profits from this very high-end industry reach local communities. 

The PSA CPSU NSW has a wide range of members employed in conservation. They, and anyone interested in slowing down our planet’s appalling rates of extinction, will find Mr Das’s book a fascinating read.