DO WE REALLY NEED CORBETT & TIGERS ?
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DO WE REALLY NEED CORBETT & TIGERS ?DEMOCRATIC & DEVELOPING COUNTRY CANNOT SUSTAIN NATURAL RESOURCES UNLESS THERE ARE ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM THEM!
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IF YES, THEN WE WILL HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE OF KEEPING THEM ALIVE. WHAT IS THE PRICE?*DAMAGE TO THE CROPS. HOW MUCH?*LIVESTOCK DEPREDATION. HOW MUCH?*LESS AREAS FOR CULTIVATION OR NOT ALLOWED TO ENCROACH THE FOREST LAND*NOT ALLOWED TO CUT THE TIMBER AND SELL THE WOOD. HOW LONG?*KILL THE DEER AND ENJOY THE SPORT OF HUNTING. HOW LONG?*FREE ENTRY TO THE PARK WITH UNDESIRED INTENTIONS. HOW LONG?*NOT ALLOWED BOULDER MINING, EXCAVATION OF SAND, ETC. HOW LONG?
ALL THE ABOVE HAVE PRICE TAGS! BUT HAVE THE FIXED TENURE, HENCE NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES
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BENEFITS OF NO TIGERS AND DEER (FORGET ABOUT CORBETT & INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE)*GOVT. WOULD HAVE DIVIDED THE FOREST LAND AMONG 20LAC LOCALS OTHERWISE THEY WOULD HAVE THEMSELVES ENCROACHED IT. EACH ONE WOULD HAVE GOT A PLOT OF 500SQMT.*THE LIVESTOCK WOULD HAVE HAD NO FORESTS FOR GRAZING HENCE NO DEPREDATION*RAMNAGAR WOULD HAVE BEEN A REMOTE TOWN WITH LOW LANDHOLDINGS AND WITH INCREASING FAMILY SIZE THE FOURTH GENERATION WOULD HAVE BEEN LANDLESS* INDUSTRIES WOULD HAVE COME AND GIVEN EMPLOYMENT. HOW MANY WOULD HAVE COME IN THE TERRAIN OF CORBETT ? LOOK AT SIDCUL & OTHER SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL PACKAGES WHERE THE COMPLETE AREA HAS NOT BEEN SOLD TILL DATE.
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BENEFITS OF CORBETT & TIGERS;*INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE*LAND PRICES – DID ANYONE EVER THINK ABOUT THE PRESENT LAND VALUES•AVENUES FOR EMPLOYMENT ->GUIDES -> DRIVERS -> GYSPY OWNERS -> LAND DEALERS -> VILLAGERS -> LOCAL YOUTH WORKING AS STAFF IN RESORTS-> GOVT. EMPLOYEES-> LOCAL SHOPKEEPERS & SUPPLIERS-> RESORTS/ LODGE/ CAMP OWNERS. -> TAXATION TO GOVERNMNT ->TRAVEL AGENTS
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OTHER BENEFITS-> VALUE OF A LIVING TIGER IS RS 7 CRORE.-> GUARDIAN OF OUR DRINKING WATER -> GUARDIAN OF OUR CARBON SINKS-> GUARDIAN OF OXYGEN FACTORIES->SYMBOL OF ECO SYSTEM CONSERVATION * BIO-DIVERSITY *CLIMATE CHANGE -> FOREIGN EXCHANGE
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THE PROBLEMS : •BENEFITS OF TIGER & FOREST HAVE NOT REACHED TO THE PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE THEIR EXISTENCE.* THE VALUES OF A LIVE TIGER ARE MUCH MORE THEN A DEAD TIGER.•ABSOLUTE LACK OF WILDLIFE TOURISM POLICY.•THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE TOURISM IS NOT USED BACK FOR CHANGING THE CONSERVAION IDEALS.