Quote Originally Posted by Sabyasachi Patra View Post
Unfortunately people feel that they are in a picnic. Trekking is done for fun. Without any knowledgeable people to guide them, it can easily become tragic as was in this case.

Sabyasachi
Perfectly said sir.

Couple of weeks ago, me and a friend accompanied an experienced forest guard on his routine patrol. Even after being very careful, scanning every thicket for any signs of elephants, standing motionless and noiseless for minutes to hear anything, we missed one. But fortunately we were far enough and the animal gave a loud phrussshhh kind of a warning sound and we moved away immediately.
If a well experienced person along with a couple of people with limited knowledge of jungle and animal behaviour can easily get in trouble, people with little or no knowledge about the surroundings are destined to end up in trouble. Many peolpe dont realize this even after reading and hearing horror stories repeatedly.