Corbett and Rajaji tiger reserves in Uttarakhand will now remain open for visitors throughout the year, state Forest and Environment Minister Harak Singh Rawat said on Friday. The two tiger reserves located in Nainital and Haridwar districts respectively remain closed to visitors every year from June 30 to mid-November. The decision to keep the two tiger reserves open round the year was taken after a discussion with the forest department top brass, Rawat said. He said opening the two tiger reserves throughout the year is part of plans to boost the department's income hit hard by the Covid pandemic over the last one and half years. The purpose is to open eco-tourism zones for wildlife lovers and provide more livelihood options in the time of the Covid pandemic, the minister...
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Tiger reserves, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries reopened in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, after remaining closed for three months due to rains, an official said. Tourist footfall on the first day was fairly good, as at least 36 jeeps with visitors operated at Kanha Tiger Reserve, principal chief conservator of Forest (Wildlife) Alok Kumar told this afternoon. Tiger in Bandhavgarh. File Photo: Gagan Nayar The core areas of tiger reserves and national parks had remained closed between July and September due to rains. This year, since parks were closed after corona outbreak in March, state forest department kept the buffer zones open even during monsoon months. State tourism department even ran a campaign #buffermeinsafar to attract the tourists after the lockdown was graduall...
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