In a significant development, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, announced a ban on tiger safaris within Uttarakhand’s Jim Corbett National Park. The apex court’s order specified that tiger safaris would now only be permitted in the peripheral and buffer zones surrounding the national park.
If reports are to go by, this decision is part of the court’s broader effort to safeguard the natural habitat of these majestic creatures and mitigate the potential impact of tourism on the core areas of the forest reserve.
By allowing only certain tiger safaris in the peripheral and buffer zones, the Supreme Court has imposed stringent conditions to ensure the protection of wildlife and the environment. This ruling seeks to delicately balance the promotion of tourism with the preservation of the fragile ecosystems in the Jim Corbett National Park.
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Simultaneously, the court expressed strong…
