Experts oppose decision to open Corbett, Rajaji round the year
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Wildlife consultants in Uttarakhand on Saturday strongly opposed the State authorities’s decision to open Corbett and Rajaji tiger reserves for guests all round-the-year, saying it quantities to cruelty to the animal world.
“The rule to close tiger reserves for around four months from June to mid November every year was framed after considering all aspects. Opening them for visitors round-the-year just for income generation will be an act of cruelty to animals. We will oppose the decision legally and on all other platforms to ensure that it is withdrawn in the interest of wildlife,” former wildlife warden for Nainital Dinesh Pandey stated. Wildlife tourism will not be open round-the-year wherever in India or overseas, he stated.
Uttarakhand’s Forest and Environment Minister Harak Singh Rawat just lately introduced that Corbett and Rajaji tiger reserves will now stay open for guests all through the year.
5-month closure
The two tiger reserves whose main components are situated in Nainital and Haridwar districts, respectively stay closed to guests each year from June 30 to mid November.
“The State government should review its decision to open the tiger reserves throughout the year because monsoon is also the mating season for a number of wild animals, including elephants, who roam freely around the forests in search of a mate. Movement of both animals and humans in the wild during the season may also give rise to man-animal conflict situations,” State Head of the Wildlife Protection Society of India Rajendra Agarwal stated.
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