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ROLE OF WILDLIFE TOURISM IN SAVING THE TIGER CORBETT TIGER RESERVE

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Page 1: ROLE OF WILDLIFE TOURISM IN SAVING THE TIGER

ROLE OF WILDLIFE TOURISM IN SAVING THE TIGER CORBETT TIGER RESERVE

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CAN WE SAVE TIGER, WHEN THE REASONS FOR HIS EXISTENCE

GUARDIAN OF DRINKING WATER PROTECTOR OF THE CARBON SINKS GUARDIAN OF OXYGEN FACTORIES

BIO-DIVERSITY, CLIMATE, ETC.HAVE NOT GENERATED THE REQUIRED POLITICAL

WILL,COMMITMENT,MOTIVATION, ETC ?

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RESOURCES WITHOUT DIRECT FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC BENEFITS- WILL NOT SURVIVE IN DEVELOPING DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY OTHERWISE …..

PROJECT TIGER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FAILING AFTER 37 YEARS.

HISTORICAL DECLINE IN THE LAST 90 YEARS FROM 40k TO LESS THAN 1k TIGERS FROM 35% TO LESS THAN 4% OF THE NATURAL FOREST COVER.

SENSIBLE & GENUINE MEANS TO PUT A PRICE TAG ON TIGER HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE SOFT TARGET FOR WL MANAGERS OR THE REASONS FOR THEIR FAILURE

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TIGER & WILDERNESSEXTRAORDINARILY VALUABLE ECONOMIC ASSET FOR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. SENSIBLE WIDLLFE TOURISM - THE KEY TO SUSTAINABLE CONSERAVTION, PROVIDNG DIRECT FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC BENEFITS – ABOUT 0.2MILLION PEOPLE ARE DIRECTLY BENEFITTING FROM CORBETT.*. EMPLOYMENT

1.GUIDES 2. GYPSY OWNERS 3. GYSPSY DRIVERS 4. RESORT OWNERS5.RESORT EMPLOYEES 6.SUPPLIERS & SHOPKEEPERS 7.TRAVEL AGENTS 8. TAXI OWNERS & DRIVERS9. VILLAGES AND THE TOWNSHIPS OF RAMNAGAR, KALAGARH, KALDHUNGI, ETC. 10. GOVT EMPLOYEES

*. REVENUE *. TAXATION TO STATE AS WELL AS CENTRAL GOVT1.FOREST PERMITS ( STATE GOVT) 2. LUXURY TAX ( STATE GOVT ) 3. VAT ( CENTRAL GOVT )*. FOREIGN EXCHANGE

*. LAND PRICES :LIFESTYLES HAVE CHANGED BETTER IRRIGATED LANDS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT

*.ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

*.TOURIST AS FOREST RANGERS:LEGAL ENTRANTS KEEPING CHECK ON UNDESIRED ACTIVITIES/ REPORTING

*.TOURISTS & TOUR OPERATORS – BEYOND THE COMMERICAL GAINS: LEVERAGING CARBON CREDITS BY REJUVENATING/REAFFORSTING DEGRADED LANDS – VITAL BUFFER/CORRIDOR FOR TIGERS TO EXPAND, FINANCE HIGH END COMM.UNITY BASED WILDLIFE TOURISM.

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PROBLEM OF TOO MANY: CORBETT SCENARIONO WL TOURISM POLICY TILL DATE: Ecosensitive zone and the activities, Building design & Material, Size of the properties, etc.ENTREPRENEURS/RESORTIERS NOT FROM THE FIELD HENCE DEVIATIONTIGER TOURISM Vs WILDLIFE TOURISM: – THE PROFILE OF GUESTS AND TARIFFS OF THE RESORTS TIGER BY DESIGN & TIGER BY LUCKWL TOURISM STILL NOT THE PART & PARCEL OF OVERALL TIGER CONSERVATION SMALL %AGE OF PA’S ATTRACT DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF TOURISTSTOURISTS NUMBER AND DENSITY – Corridor, hindrance in the movement, etc

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THE PRICE OF KEEPING TIGERS & FORESTS (SUFFERINGS!! OF LOCALS)

LIVESTOCK DEPREDATION. How much? – 10000 Euros DAMAGE TO CROPS. How much? – 30000 EurosLESS AREA FOR CULTIVATION- 1200SQKM OF Corbett ??NO TIMBER AND FOREST CUTTING. How Long?

KILL THE DEER AND ENJOY SPORT OF HUNTING. How long?NOT ALLOWED BOULDER & SAND MINING, ETC.

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THE LOSS IN NOT HAVING THE TIGERS & FORESTS (INTRINSIC LOSS)

VALUE OF A LIVE TIGER in terms of touristic revenue – 12000 Euros – but the scientific reason for a tiger’s existence – beyond any calculation

LIFE WITHOUT WATER, OXYGEN, NO CONTROL ON POLLUTION, etc.INTERNATIONAL IMAGE OF CORBETT

LAND PRICES – useless land

EQUIVALENT TO TAJ MAHAL – the most recognisable symbol of India

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CONCLUSIONS (RECOMMENDATIONS):1. WILDLIFE TOURISM SHOULD BE AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT OF THE ENTIRE TIGER CONSERVATION SCHEME – NTCA & MOEF should immediately take note of it and implement it in good spirits. Let WL tourism not be a soft target

2..FOOL PROOF WL TOURISM POLICY SHOULD BE ENFORCED WITHOUT DELAY: Ecological footprints, lodge auditing, Guidance on the structure/material, acreage, eco-sensitivity, lodge auditing

3. COMPLETE REVAMPING of THE QUALITY OF WL EXPERIENCE: Nine ways of seeing the tiger!

5. A COMMON BODY/VOICE FOR WL TOURISM AND SHOULD REPRESENT STATE AND CENTRAL COMMITTES ON TIGER CONSERVATION

4. COHERENT SENSIBLE TOURISM POLICY WILL SPREAD THE TOURISTS DENSITIES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE RESERVE/ CORRIDORS, ETC.

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CONCLUSIONS (RECOMMENDATIONS):

8.TIGER IS INFINITELY MORE VALUABLE ON A SUSTAINABLE BASIS, ALIVE THAN DEAD

POACHERS-kill tigers, TOURISTS-bring revenue, employment, WOODCUTTER –destroy forests, TOURISTS- support the local economy &act as rangers

9.GENERATE A GREEN FUND TO SUPPORT ALL THOSE WHO ARE NOT GETTING BENEFITTED FROM TOURISM, AS WL TOURISM CANNOT SUSTAIN EACH & EVERYONE.

7. TREES & TIGERS SHOULD BE GIVEN VOTING RIGHTS

6.THE POLICY MAKERS SHOULD EXPLORE THE BENEFITS OF WL TOURISM, which far outweigh the ills