Dear Guests,
When I returned to India after spending many years in Africa, my immediate thoughts were about the jungles and how much they had changed in the 20 years I was away. The sea of jungle with pockets of human habitation has now become pockets of forests surrounded by a sea of human habitation. Every day, we hear news of man and wildlife conflicts and how the forests authorities are trying to cope with these problems. From my experience in Africa, I learnt that unless there is a direct benefit to locals living around National Parks, these conflicts will continue and India will be poorer every time we lose one of our species of wildlife to extinction.
When I returned to India after spending many years in Africa, my immediate thoughts were about the jungles and how much they had changed in the 20 years I was away. The sea of jungle with pockets of human habitation has now become pockets of forests surrounded by a sea of human habitation. Every day, we hear news of man and wildlife conflicts and how the forests authorities are trying to cope with these problems. From my experience in Africa, I learnt that unless there is a direct benefit to locals living around National Parks, these conflicts will continue and India will be poorer every time we lose one of our species of wildlife to extinction.
