You need not be a wildlife enthusiast to appreciate this wild beauty. The spectacular black and yellow coated tiger usually found swaying grass or peeping over a rock is enough to titillate ones heart with colorful cameos. So exciting, that people abandon all luxuries and comforts to roam in the jungles ignoring scorching heat and biting cold.
There isn’t any other better place on the planet to encounter this fascinating beauty in its natural habitat than India. The Indian sub-continent has around 80 National Parks and 441 Sanctuaries of which some have been conserved as Tiger reserves under the Project Tiger Scheme.
In fact a trip to the Indian wild zone is like a rendezvous to the who's who of the Kingdom Animalia. The tourist's indeed can act as the parks' best ambassador and introduce them to the rest of the world. The exposure at times may harm the ecological balance of the area but the constant flow of tourist help put an end to the poaching and plundering of this endangered species. Many of these tiger reserves are established in the former hunting grounds of the former Indian and British aristocracy. Some parks do offer modern styled guesthouses with electricity while others only have bungalows with basic amenities. Jeep or Van ride is available everywhere and in some, elephant or boat rides are organized to scan these areas more discreetly.
There isn’t any other better place on the planet to encounter this fascinating beauty in its natural habitat than India. The Indian sub-continent has around 80 National Parks and 441 Sanctuaries of which some have been conserved as Tiger reserves under the Project Tiger Scheme.
In fact a trip to the Indian wild zone is like a rendezvous to the who's who of the Kingdom Animalia. The tourist's indeed can act as the parks' best ambassador and introduce them to the rest of the world. The exposure at times may harm the ecological balance of the area but the constant flow of tourist help put an end to the poaching and plundering of this endangered species. Many of these tiger reserves are established in the former hunting grounds of the former Indian and British aristocracy. Some parks do offer modern styled guesthouses with electricity while others only have bungalows with basic amenities. Jeep or Van ride is available everywhere and in some, elephant or boat rides are organized to scan these areas more discreetly.
All these reserves are protected under 'Project Tiger' and bookings are generally done at state forest departments or through private operators. Sometimes the state even promotes a particular area as a part of its tourist attraction.
Project Tiger Wildlife Sanctuaries:
Tourists can see the incredible Royal Bengal Tiger in the following Wildlife National Parks on India wildlife tours: Bandipur-Nagarhole (Karnataka), Corbett (Uttaranchal), Kanha (Madhya Pradesh), Manas (Assam), Melghat(Maharashtra), Palamau (Jharkhand), Ranthambhore (Rajasthan), Similipal (Orissa), Sunderbans (West Bengal), Periyar (Kerala), Sariska (Rajasthan), Buxa (West Bengal),Indravati (Chattisgarh), Nagarjunsagar (Andhra Pradesh), Namdapha (Arunachal Pradesh), Dudhwa-Katerniaghat (Uttar Pradesh), Kalakad-Mundanthurai (Tamil Nadu), Valmiki (Bihar), Pench (Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra), Tadoba-Andhari (Maharashtra), Bandhavgarh (Madhya Pradesh), Dampha (Mizoram), Bhadra (Karnataka), Pakhui-Nameri (Arunachal Pradesh-Assam), Bori, Satpura, Pachmari (Madhya Pradesh).
Major Regions : | Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Kerala |
Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Corbett National Park, Sundarbans National Park. | |
Leopards, Antelopes, Deers, Sambar, Gaurs. |
Status: Royal Bengal Tiger is an endangered species. Their numbers were recorded as below 2000 in the 1970's, after which The Project Tiger was launched in India in 1972 (which took almost a year to get attention) as conservation programme for saving the Indian Tiger Population. Project Tiger was introduced in wildlife national parks and sanctuaries of India. There had been a steady increase in the population of tigers in India where they are protected in 27 tiger reserves, wildlife national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. The threat of poaching due to the demand for tiger bones and body parts in traditional Chinese medicine remains a pressing issue. The loss of habitat as well as human population pressure on wildlife reserves in India is another concern.
Tiger sightings have become quite rare these days in India, reason being the Tiger killings because of its multitude of medicinal or magical properties; that is why tiger trade is very profitable. Genuinely the tiger skin is not fashionable but the smuggling of Tiger fur coats and rugs are not difficult for the impoverished hunters. Even after the bans made by the government warning not to gather even wood from the former hunting grounds, poaching of tigers continue.
Still efforts are continuously made to preserve these magnificent predators from extinction. Some of the best examples of this programmes success can be seen in the national parks situated in the high Himalayan region, to the mangrove swamps of the Sundarbans and the thorny scrubs of Rajasthan. But more wildlife conservation laws and awareness among people is still required to make Indian sanctuaries a safe haven for tigers.
No comments:
Post a Comment