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IS CONSERVATION POSSIBLE

THROUGH TOURISM?

A CASE STUDY

ON

LAOKHOWA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

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INTRODUCTION

Assam is one of the best destinations, where one

can encounter a great variety of wildlife. It forms

part of a global bio-diversity hotspot.

The five National parks, seventeen wildlife

sanctuaries and three bird sanctuaries are the

treasure house where a large number of rare flora

and fauna could be seen. About 180 species of

mammals found in Assam which are globally

endangered. Among them 800 species of birds and

195 species of reptiles are found in Assam.

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Wildlife tourism can be broadly defined as

trips to destinations with the main purposeof visit being to observe the local fauna.

The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for

Sustainable Tourism (2001) describeswildlife tourism as tourism that involves

encounters with non-domesticated animals

either in their natural environment or in

captivity.Historically, wildlife refers only to some

game species (almost exclusively birds,

mammals, and fish) that people hunt.

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The types of wildlife Tourism

WILDLIFE TOURISM

Traditional Zoos

Modern Zoos & safari parks

Attractions that focus on one type

of wildlife such as butterflies

or insects

Trekking, walking, riding &

Cycling holidays in natural

setting

Natural reserves with facilities for visitorsSpecial event wildlife tourism, such as

Watching the seasonal migration

Of birds

Wildlife themed holidayPackages & safaris

Watching wildlife at sea

e.g, whale, watching trips

Hunting Vacations

including fishing

Aquariums & marine

Attractions with a strong

emphasis on entertainment

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STUDY AREA

Covering an area of 70.13 sq. kms.

25 km from Nagaon town and just 40 kmdownstream from Kaziranga national park.

Located on the southern bank of BrahmaputraRiver.

The oldest protected areas of the state.

Declared as Game Sanctuary way back in 1922

and as a Wild Life Sanctuary in 1979.

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OBJECTIVE OF STUDY

a) To find out the tourism potentialities of the

sanctuary.

b) To study the local people view on thesanctuary and their knowledge about tourism.

c) Try to find out that is conservation

possible tourism?

d) To suggest measures for the futuredevelopment.

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Problems RelatedtotheSanctuary

Lack of local people participation.

High flood in every year.

Easy source of earning from the sanctuary

Weakness of the authority

Poor connectivity

Poverty

Lack of awareness and conservation Programme

Lack of higher education High movement of anti social group.

Lack of alternative source of income

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Whatcan Tourismdo?

a) tourism generates foreign exchange. The substantial foreign currencyearned helps to save on imports thus making valuable contributions todomestic tourism requirements;

b) tourism generates local employment both directly in the tourism sectorand in the various support and resource management sectors;

c) tourism stimulates profitable domestic industries in hotels, restaurants,transport systems, souvenirs and handicrafts, and guides;

d) tourism diversifies the local economy, particularly in rural areas wherecultural employment may be sporadic or insufficient. The benefits oftourism are diffused throughout the economy, many with multiplier effects,so that it is difficult to evaluate accurately their contribution;

e) tourism stimulates the rural economy by creating demand for agricultural

produce and injecting capital; f) tourism stimulates improvements to local transportation and

communications infrastructures, which brings benefits to local people;

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Cont.

g) tourism encourages governments to provide extra resources forpromoting development areas surrounding PAs;

h) tourism encourages productive use of land which is marginal foragriculture, enabling large tracts of land to remain covered in naturalvegetation;

i) tourism improves intercultural understanding and global communication; j) tourism promotes development of recreational facilities which may be

used by local communities as well as domestic and foreign visitors;

k) tourism prompts conservation by convincing government officials andthe general public of the importance of natural areas;

l) if adequately conducted, tourism can provide a self-financing mechanism

for the PA authorities and consequently serve as a tool for conservation ofthe natural heritage;

m) if properly planned and managed, tourism is both a non-polluting andrenewable industry. This is what ecotourism is all about.

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RESEARCH QUESTION

a) Why Laokhowa is not famous among the tourist?

b) What are the problems associated with the

Sanctuary?

c) Is their available sufficient facility for tourist?

Is it possible that through tourism development we

can stop the degradation of wildlife sanctuary?

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METHODOLOGY

The whole paper is developed on the bases of primary

and secondary data. The primary data were collected

by designing questionnaires according to the

objective and research question.

A description of the research methodology followed

in course of the study is presented in this chapter

under the following heads-

1] Pre-Field Work

2] Field Work

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SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

Now-a-days wildlife tourism has played a vital role inthe field of tourism industry. People like to spendtheir holidays or weekend in such a natural placewhich is free from any kind of pollution and also farfrom daily busy life.

In Assam there are lots of such natural placeexisting from east to west and north to south. Fivenational parks and seventeen wild life sanctuaries

also fall under this range. Among them we canestablish Laokhowa wildlife sanctuary as animportant wildlife tourist destination for all season.

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REFERENCES

P. Bhattacharya, in Tourism in Assam on

Laokhowa wildlife sanctuary.

R. Chandra, in Wildlife & Ecotourism on

trend, issues & challenges.

B. S. Badan & Harish Bhatt in Adventure

Tourism on wildlife adventure tourism.

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