Greens ‘No’ To Night Tourism in Tadoba Buffer

Nagpur: The decision to launch the Safari night in Khadsangi from the Navegaon gate (Ramdegi) and Palsagaon in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve buffer zone (TATR) has come for sharp criticism from Greens, which has demanded to stop all forms of night tourism.
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Although the night safari began at Kidasgaon two years ago, in Khadsangi was launched in 5.
November in the last few days, there was protest by green activists from Chimur Lovbane.
“After opening a large forest area for everyday safari through 14 gates in the buffer zone, why night tourism must be chased to put nocturnal animals in distress.
Like that, there is no answer,” said Lohkare.
“The night patrol with vehicle has no meaning because people can see light from 5 km and hear the sound of the vehicle from the same distance.
There are no hunters or criminal wildlife that can be captured,” said Lohkare.
“The vehicle movement with a torch has been banned because it is in accordance with wildlife, sight reduces and affects the natural movement of animals, habits, operendi mode, behavior, and biology.
It also induces Petma,” said Uday Patel, Warden Wildlife Honor Gadchiroli.
Speaking with Toi, Deputy Conservator (Buffer) G Guruprasad said, “Basically not Safari Night but at night patrolling the forest roads along with villages and agriculture.
In Khadsangi we have a 30 km route to and here.
This patrol will be Increasing wildlife criminals.
“However, Suresh Cheatne, the founding president of the Green Planet Society said,” Every form of night tourism is unacceptable.
Forest officers must put conservation above and not commercial profits (NTCA) or the Local Statudory Advisory Committee (LAC).
In addition, the Tiger TAGR (TCP) conservation plan also did not mention the night safari.
This park charged money from tourists and therefore it was basically a night tourism under the garabat patrol at night.
” Patel said, “night tourism will increase human-wildlife-wildlife conflicts when animals will be exposed to the light that Umu I avoid it.
Ask an expert, they will always be open to the form of haphazard tourism that is not natural in the name of giving work to the local population.
Does it make sense at the cost of wildlife? “” This is a non-sustainable process and seems to be driven by the resort lobby where the maximum number of gates matches the number of resorts.
According to the guideline, there must be a minimum disruption and exposure to wildlife, “said Patel.
Previously, such an experiment was carried out in Gorewada, Nagalwadi (PENH), and NarnAnala (Melghat) but had met a poor response.