Tourists often disturb wildlife in the places they visit by getting too close, making loud noises, or trying to touch or feed the animals. This can alter natural behaviors and endanger both the animals and the tourists themselves.
Apart from that, some tourists also engage in activities such as illegal hunting, fishing or harvesting of natural resources, which can harm local biodiversity and upset the ecological balance.
Recently, a video showing tourists in Ladakh violently chasing a herd of Tibetan wild donkeys has sparked outrage on social media. Watch the video here.
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- Tourists chase Tibetan wild donkeys
- The species is also known as the Tibetan kiang.
Tourists chase Tibetan wild donkeys
Tourists chasing Tibetan wild donkeys in Ladakh. Disgusting pic.twitter.com/uM4uWVmEaW
—Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) June 26, 2023
The video, which was posted on Twitter by Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda, shows a fast car chasing a herd of Tibetan wild asses who are urgently escaping from the oncoming vehicle.
Nanda captioned the video, expressing her anger at the inappropriate attitude of the tourists. “Tourists in Ladakh Chasing Tibetan Wild Asses”. “Awful,” she wrote.
The video has received over 100k views and is still growing. Social media users expressed their outrage and demanded harsh punishment for those involved.
One user urged that such travelers be banned for life and rightly so.
Tourists like these should be banned for life.
— Ankur Rapria, IRS (@irsankurrapria) June 26, 2023
Another man suggested that we need to get better in terms of how cars should be used. They pointed out how a car is always shown off-road in advertisements. The man also suggested that we also need defined pathways in such areas.
I’ve seen this in the Rann too. I think we need a responsible SUV driving movement. Maybe definite clues. I worry when I see ads for SUVs that show they go off the beaten path. Parts of Aravallis and areas outside of Bangalore have also been affected. @anandmahindra
– sukumar ranganathan (@HT_Ed) June 27, 2023
Another man suggested that the tourist’s car be impounded and rammed in front of him by a steamroller, and that he be fined 1.5 lakhs and jailed for six months. “No TOURIST will ever do it again,” he wrote.
If only one of those tourist cars had been impounded and rammed by a steamroller in front of him, fined 1.5 lakh and jailed for 6 months… no TOURIST would ever do it again. But our judiciary, our laws…! !
– UP (@nikkians99) June 26, 2023
The species is also known as the Tibetan kiang.
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The Tibetan wild ass, also known as the Tibetan kiang or Equus kiang, is a species of wild equid confined to the Tibetan Plateau of Central Asia and neighboring territories.
It is the largest of the wild ass species and thrives in the harsh and extreme conditions of high altitude grasslands and steppes. Tibetan wild asses have a stocky body and sandy-brown to reddish-brown fur, as well as a short, upright mane and tufted tail.
They eat a variety of grasses and vegetables and are well known for their hardiness and ability to survive cold conditions. As herders, these animals fulfill a vital ecological role in their environment.
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