No tourism apparently is good.But the poachers are more smart. They might connect with some forest officials who are already short in numbers considering the vast areas they have to manage and continue their activities freely when tourists are absent.
On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Rajesh Sachdev <leopard...@gmail.com>wrote: > Pankaj ji, > I am afraid that I would support this judgement. No tourism in core zone > would bring more problem for TIGERS. > > > On 24 July 2012 16:02, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Wow this is something I am purely in favour of. >> 10,000 rs fine. What a joke !!!! >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, 24 July 2012 14:51:49 UTC+8, Rajesh Sachdev wrote: >>> >>> Supreme Court has today ordered that tourism be banned in core areas of >>> tiger reserves. >>> >>> It has said this ban should continue till it doesn't pass final orders >>> in the matter filed by Bhopal-based environment protection NGO Prayatna, >>> which is demanding ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves. >>> >>> The court had earlier directed the National Tiger Conservation Authority >>> (NTCA), under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), to submit >>> final guidelines related to tourism in core area by July. >>> >>> >>> The court will hear the matter on August 22 next, to examine the >>> guidelines submitted by the authority. >>> >>> The court also asked, "Why should tourism be allowed in core area? >>> Tigers are practically on the verge of extinction whatever the statistics." >>> >>> The court also slammed the Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, >>> Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh governments for not notifying the buffer and >>> core areas in tiger reserves in their states. Only once buffers are >>> notified can only tourism be banned in core areas. >>> >>> These states will now have to pay Rs. 10,000 as fine. >>> >>> Tour operators have been opposing the ban, but the court stuck to its >>> decision. >>> >>> >>> http://www.ndtv.com/article/**india/supreme-court-orders-** >>> ban-on-tourism-in-tiger-**reserves-246913?pfrom=home-**otherstories<http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/supreme-court-orders-ban-on-tourism-in-tiger-reserves-246913?pfrom=home-otherstories> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> Rajesh Sachdev >>> http://project-matheran.webs.**com <http://project-matheran.webs.com/> >>> https://www.facebook.com/**leopardguy<https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy> >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > -- > Regards > Rajesh Sachdev > http://project-matheran.webs.com > https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy > > > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
