Tunisia’s already modest economic recovery almost halted in 2023, amidst a severe drought, tight financing conditions and the modest pace of implementing reforms. With this slowdown, the Tunisian economy in 2023 was still below its pre-Covid level, marking one of the slowest recoveries in the Middle East and North African …
The locals engaged in tourism-related activities at Bandhavgarh National Park panicked with the rumours of reported plans of moving tourism zones situated mostly in core areas, have voiced their concerns before the renowned wildlife experts of the country during the two-day national convention recently at New Delhi. The event was …
KENDRAPARA: THE 77-day ban on the visit of tourists to Bhitarkanika National Park was lifted today and the visitors were allowed into the park. The ban was imposed from May 15 to July 31 so as not to disturb the salt water crocodiles (Crocodilus porosus) during the mating and nesting …
Udhagamandalam: Sans nature there cannot be any eco-tourism, said Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Field Director Rajiv K. Srivastava while delivering the valedictory address at a University Grants Commission sponsored national-level conference on
It is aimed at attracting nature lovers and tourists 25 per cent discount being offered Pollachi: The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala abutting the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve near Pollachi has unveiled a slew of eco-tourism monsoon packages to attract nature lovers and tourists. Talking to
Tourists planning an outing at Betla National Park, Palamau, in the next few months may just do well to forgo the trip. For, the wildlife authorities have decided to close the park for three months from July 1 to provide privacy to animals to help them breed. Wildlife officials argue …
Sunny Sebastian JAIPUR: A less burdensome future is beckoning the 100-odd elephants at Amber Fort near the Rajasthan capital as animal lovers are getting ready for them saddles that weigh much less. What looked almost the last straw on the elephant
Neha Sinha New Delhi: In a new set of directives, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has instructed tiger reserves across the country to put a stop to all
NAGAON, May 19: A world heritage site and conservation park for the one horned rhinos, Kaziranga National Park has particularly earned more than Rs 1.12 crore as revenue in the year 2008-09 from tourists, as per a report of the Tourist Department. It is very much significant that the flow …
DERGAON - The flow of tourists to Kaziranga National Park (KNP), a World Heritage Site, has been increasing every year. The revenue earned from the tourists in the last financial year has also registered an increase. A sum of Rs 1,12,20,698 has been collected in 2008-2009 as revenue against an …
KENDRAPARA: The Bhitarkanika forest department has imposed a two-and-half-month ban from May 15 to July 31 on entry of tourists and visitors to Bhitarkanika National Park during the mating and nesting season of salt-water crocodiles. The forest department will also renovate five ponds at the Crocodile Breeding Centre at Dangamala …
A Kenyan and a Tanzanian pleaded guilty on Monday to illegal possession of ivory after being caught with hundreds of kilos of elephant tusks in one of east Africa's biggest seizures for years. The two men were driving a car loaded with 512 kg (1,129 lbs) of tusks when they …
A guide book on Sri Lankan Birds written in the Russian language and published by the Russian based JMT Travels Tour Operators was launched recently at Sri Lanka Tourism. The book was officially handed over to Mr. Bernard Goonetilleke, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) and Sri …
Man-animal conflict has become a cause of serious concern for wildlife conservators, especially as exploitation of wild habitats for commercial purposes has worsened matters. In Corbett Tiger Reserve, as the tourist arrivals have increased in recent years, environmentalists have raised concern over increased movement in this hitherto secluded forest reserve …
