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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.

And I'm Beth. Nowadays, the word Safari is often used negatively.

For many people, the idea of killing animals for sport is unacceptable.

As the popularity of hunting declines, safaris are swapping their guns for cameras,

offering tourists the chance to photograph wild animals in their natural habitat.

In recent years, nature and wildlife tourism, also called eco-tourism, has grown massively.

But the story is complex.

While money from eco-tourism is supposed to support threatened wildlife and traditional local cultures,

the reality is sometimes different. In this programme, we'll be asking, is eco-tourism good or bad?

And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

But first, I have a question for you, Beth. Most tourists on Safari are looking for the big five.

The name given to Africa's most iconic large animals. But which animals are the big five?

A. The Lion Lepid Giraffe Baboon and Buffalo. B. The Lion Lepid Tiger Elephant and Buffalo.

Or C. The Lion Lepid rhinoceros Elephant and Buffalo.

I guess it's A. The Lion Lepid Giraffe Baboon and Buffalo.

I'll reveal the answer at the end of the programme.

The balance between the good and bad things eco-tourism can bring is well understood by Vicki Smith,

whose website Earth Changes matches eco-tourists with environmentally friendly travel companies.

Here's Vicki talking with BBC Radio 4 programme, costing the Earth.

Just because tourism is nature-based, it doesn't mean to say it's necessarily responsible or sustainable.

So there's a lot of animal activities in tourism that we know, which are highly irresponsible and unsustainable,

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