REACTIONS

Olive Branch Tours

A promising reply from Olive Branch Tours:

Many thanks for your email and alerting us for what will happen THE BALDIBIS.

I will send copies of this received email to the ECO-Organizations,Political parties, Unions,Schools/Universities....and others.

We strongly encourage you and you have our total support. WE ARE WITH YOU.

Thank you again and I remain at your disposal.

Best regards,
Benachir Akli,
President.

Unitours

Dear Sirs,

We support you and have sent a message to Club Med Head Office to say so
and adivse them that they should also be pionneers in the Nature Protection
and Eco Tourism ..

Best Regards

Paula Bami - General Manager

Sahara Trek

We've added the information you provided to our website. I hope 1,000 hits a month will help raise awareness. Do you have any supporting links you could give us to add more information on this?

The Moroccan National Tourist Office in London...

sent the following reply by post (dated 31/07/01) to a fax from I.C." Pretty positive I think" was his comment.

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Dear Mr. C.

I acknowledge receipt of your letter in relation with Club-Med's project and its negative impact on the wildlife for which I thank you.

I am writing to inform you that up to now the Moroccan National Tourist Office in London has not yet officially advised of the existence of such a project in the Tifnit area.

Moreover, The Moroccan National Parks Authority together with the British Royal Society for the Protection of Birds have joined forces to implement plans aimed at preserving the last colony of the Bald Ibis.

In the light of the said, the Moroccan Tourist Office in London has forwarded the content of your letter to our Head Office in Morocco, in order to verify the accuracy of this information and also raise the awareness of the authorities in charge for the protection of the environment.

Thanking you again for bringing this matter to our attention, we remain

Yours sincerely

J. Boujrad
Deputy Director

Eco Tourist Services - The Netherlands

LETTER OF PROTEST

Dear Sir / Madam,

Every year we organise birdwatching tours to Southern Morocco. The absolute highlight of the tours is the observation of the Bald Ibis near the coast.

We herewith strongly protest against the plans to building of a tourism complex near their breeding site.

If the colony will disappear we see no reason anymore to visit Morocco with our groups of birdwatchers and we will inform interested birdwatchers about the reason we do not visit Morocco anymore.

With kindest regards,

Edo van Uchelen
(manager / director)

Eco Tourist Services
Reeweg 1
8381 GA Vledder
Netherlands

Dear Mr David Camilleri

Dear Mr David Conlin

I happened to be made aware of your message to Royal Air Maroc about the Bald Ibis and the threat of its extinction if it's not protected in time.

Please be assured that you can relay on us to transmit your message to any departments or ministeries involved in environmental matters.


Your sincerely

Hassan Hamzaoui
Royal Air Maroc