The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 an Act of the Parliament of India to provide for the conservation of forests ensures conservation of forest and its resources. Jungle safari rules and regulations regulate the dos & don'ts during wildlife safari to standardize entry & exit into these restricted zones with minimum disturbance caused to the wildlife. It includes allowed safari timings, number of visitors allowed per jeep safari, preferred safari dress code, and much more that not only transfers the benefits of ecotourism to the local villagers by providing them employment but also ensures conservation of wildlife & forests.
THE RULES OF THE NATIONAL PARK
- Always enter inside the Protected Area with valid permit and valid ID (Adhar card, Passport, Driving license, PAN Card, Voter ID, any other ID issued by Central or State Govt)
- It is compulsory to take an authorised park guide with every tourist vehicle. Obey the park guide at all times. Please don’t get down from the vehicle, unless advised by the park guide.
- If the tourists do not enter within an hour of opening the park, in this case tickets will be deemed to be cancelled and issued to another person.
- Carrying and use of tobacco items, alcohol, Inflammable articles, arms & ammunitions etc. is prohibited inside the protected area.
- Littering is prohibited and heavily fined. Use of polythene is prohibited inside the protected area.
- Use of mobile phones is prohibited inside the protected area.
- Do not disturb the wildlife or ask your guiding staff, mahout or driver to get you closer than is necessary or advisable to wild animals.
- Off road & fast driving is illegal in the parks. It is also mandatory to keep a respectable distance from wild animals.
- Make as little noise as possible when in park areas, especially while watching wildlife.
- Lifting of any forest produce plants or animal articles inside the protected area is prohibited.
- Teasing of wild animals, feeding them or chasing them is prohibited inside the protected area.
- Tourists are visiting in the Protected Areas at their own risk and Govt. of Madhya Pradesh or its employees shall not be responsible for any loss of life or of property or disability resulting from any accident or incident within the Protected Areas.
- Do not buy, collect or trade in wildlife products. It is illegal and prohibited and can lead to prosecution.
What has gone wrong, probably, is that we have failed to see ourselves as part of a large & indivisible whole. We have failed to understand that the earth does not belong to us, but we to the earth.