Today, I could discover that tourism can lead to the evolution of the National Park into a tourist trap. An artificial lake, metal oil run boats, hundreds of tourists clumped together – all of these under the name of Periyar National Park – also known as Thekkady (which is the name of a closest city to this place, famous of its marital art - Kalarippayattu). This place rich in beautiful nature, elephants, birds, hills, and forests –is also filled with wastes from the oil-boats, trash, noises coming from dozens of vehicles trying to as fast as possible deliver tourists to the park. Multiple rickshaws and cars make the entrance to this National Park, a real National Park(ing)! Some also could say that anyway this is better than nothing, easily it could be there a housing estate or an incinerator instead of this beautiful natural world it is just so difficult to satisfy us human and at the same time protect the nature (this is so true for all of us, in Poland, in the US, everywhere).
* In the heart of the Park there is a reserve dedicated to the restitution of tigers’ population. This reserve is not accessible for tourists.
Lukasz W. Niparko
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