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Save tiger: Govt to erase tourism footprint

New Delhi: In a new set of directives, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has instructed tiger reserves across the country to put a stop to all “disturbances” in critical tiger areas. To keep tourism at bay — the ultimate aim being to stop it for good in core areas — there is now a ban on s ....Read more

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tourist is not too badBy: vipul jain | Tuesday , 15 Sep '09 18:15:39 PM Reply | Forward it is good that there no sign bord or foundation stone but i feel in in wich area tourist stop tiger condotion r not good and there r more domestic cattle grazing in the jungle than I did wild animals. so 1st try to stop other illigale activite. tourist r friendly

Will no Tigers left be what it takes for somebody to realise they are more valuable alive than dead!By: Corinne | Wednesday , 22 Jul '09 17:45:36 PM Reply | Forward I had read recent press articles stating that tourists are to be banned from entering the breeding zones of the tigers and that access will be restricted to outside these areas to ensure that tigers do not become familiar with vehicles, but this is much worse than I thought! I understand the comments about disturbing the tigers natural habitat but leaving the tigers unguarded/unwatched has not helped to sustain their numbers over the last century, in fact the reverse is true. If this is enforced it is very disturbing indeed. On a recent trip to Madhya Pradesh I saw 1st hand evidence in Kitualhi of the effects of no tourists! Our jeep disturbed wood collectors in the so called protected area, they were chased away by the ranger in our vehile! I saw more domestic cattle grazing in the jungle than I did wild animals! If nobody stops this happening the tigers will suffer more not less disturbance until finally a lack of water, habitat and prey leads to no wild tigers! Think again please!

Finally somebody gets a wake up callBy: zoro19 | Wednesday , 3 Jun '09 12:37:48 PM Reply | Forward its long known that tourism has a foot print , except tourism industry is unwilling to recognise that -stubborn as it is. Would have been good if they would have thot of restricitng their activities even in the buffer! The thought that villagers with their smallest footprint can damge tigers but not tourists with their jeeps, noise, eatables and all those tiger shows. damn good move

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