{"id":7166,"date":"2019-06-29T11:17:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T05:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinkcitypost.com\/?p=7166"},"modified":"2019-06-29T11:17:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T05:47:24","slug":"ranthambore-national-park-and-sariska-to-remain-open-for-tiger-safari-during-monsoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinkcitypost.com\/ranthambore-national-park-and-sariska-to-remain-open-for-tiger-safari-during-monsoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranthambore national park and Sariska to remain open for tiger safari during monsoon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jaipur: In a controversial decision, the wildlife department of Rajasthan has announced that the world famous Ranthambore National Park will remain open for tourists even during the monsoon season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The park is closed for three months as the monsoon season is the mating season for wild animals, particularly tigers. But about five tourist zones of the park \u2013 from Zone No 5 to Zone No 10 will remain open for tiger safari this season. The park will be open for tourists for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jaipur: In a controversial decision, the wildlife department of Rajasthan has announced that the world famous Ranthambore National Park will remain open for tourists even during the monsoon season. The park is closed for three months as the monsoon season is the mating period for wild animals, particularly tigers. But about five tourist zones of the park \u2013 from Zone No 5 to Zone No 10 will remain open for tiger safari this season. The park will be open for tourists for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many wildlife activists believe that the forest department\nis violating NTCA (National Tiger Conservation Authority) guidelines by\nallowing tiger safari during monsoon. They allege that the department is\nviolating the guidelines to protect vested interest of hotelier and tourism\nindustry lobbies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The administration had earlier decided to throw all zones of\nRanthambore park open for tourists, but the decision was withdrawn when the\ndepartment faced criticism from the wildlife activists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
All the five zones where tourists will be taken on a tiger\nsafari are in critical tiger habitat areas of the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, some parts of Sariska tiger reserve in Alwar will\nalso remain open for tourists. They include Kali Ghati, Pandupol, Bala Kila and\nTehla. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A senior forest department officer argued that allowing tourists\ninto tiger parks during monsoon is a good move for the safety of the tigers. \u201cTourist\nactivities help us maintain monitoring,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jaipur: In a controversial decision, the wildlife department of Rajasthan has announced that the world famous Ranthambore National Park will remain open for tourists even during the monsoon season. The park is closed for three months as the monsoon season is the mating season for wild animals, particularly tigers. But about five tourist zones of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[218,43],"yoast_head":"\n