Hi,

This is a good idea and a lot of people also agree that eco tourism at the cost of conservation will not work. Echoing the same words that everyone stated, it would've been a lot better if Government would have named the PA's 'National Wildlife Preserves' rather than a National Park. However I have absolutely no doubt that the situation will not change from what it is right now to what it will be after the name change. Educating the tourists, speed breakers close to animal corridors on the road, closure of roads, eco tourism and so on cannot save the fate of the wildlife of our country. I've seen Kaziranga getting developed in the name of eco tourism devastating everything on it's way not inside the park but on the fringes. There was a time when there used to be just a couple of Forest IB's and now the Kohora Range (Central Range) has sprung up with so many small time hotels to big time resorts thereby wiping out the old charm of the place and inadvertently also affecting some animal corridors. I've been visiting Muduamalai for more than 5 years and I've been there umpteen times and I have absolutely no doubt about the green patches that existed here and there that I used to see but now it's all gone lost in the name of eco tourism. "THE BEST PRACTICE TO MAKE SURE WE ENSURE A HEALTHY POPULATION OF WILDLIFE IS TO MAKE IT " COMPLETELY INVIOLABLE", NO TOURISM BUSINESS, NO RUNNING OF SAFARIS NOTHING AT ALL AT THE SAME TIME MAKING SURE THAT THE PA IS FREE FROM ANY ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCES WHATSOEVER". Keep the people away from their space and watch them thriving the best ever practice to ensure it's preservation and protection. Stringent wildlife patrolling and making the lives of the guardian's of the forest (a forest watcher, a fire watcher, an anti poaching watcher, and a forest guard) will ensure a very healthy population. WE ARE ONLY TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS OF THE ELEMINATION OF THE FAST DIMINISHING WILDLIFE OF INDIA WE ARE DOING NOTHING PRACTICALLY NOTHING TO STOP IT. I say rather than spending huge amounts of money in research it would be a lot better if we concentrate more on protecting the PA's and making sure it's guarded to the tooth. Once a Forest Ranger said "we will give the Tiger another chance to live another decade to live" mark his words, he is forced to say this because the apathy of the Guardians of the Forest is the worst and is in a pathetic state and there are absolutely no signs of taking this seriously. Appreciate it.

Thanks & Regards,
Siddhartha Kr Gogoi