and irony at its best
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| Green Humour Comic Strip by Rohan Chakravarty, January 20, 2015 on GoComics.com |
Tiger reserves are set up to protect the tigers and wildlife within the area, but with the rise of nature tourism, the need to cater to the many tourists that come for glimpses of tigers increases. Resorts and lodges are built within or near the parks itself, taking away space for wildlife to roam. Of course, some may argue that the resorts take up a small portion of the land compared to the hundreds of squre kilometres the park occupies, but with the problem of shrinking habitats and forest destruction, what undisturbed land left is precious.
Hi Becca!
ReplyDeleteI think ecotourism has become increasingly controversial over the years. We really do not know what good we're doing by disrupting the animals' natural habitats. While we sometimes say that being close to the animals, and interacting with them will help to evoke some sort of a connection with these animals and make it easier for us to feel the need to protect them, I feel that tourists are not really impacted by their visits to these parks. They are simply visiting these parks for their own enjoyment purposes and would completely forget about these animals except maybe looking at photos of them a few years down the road. But I guess ecotourism will continue on for many years on, and we really do not know how much harm we can do to the animals :(