Imagine if you are a tourist and have gone on a jungle safari. What if you spot tigers and one of them growls at you and tries to attack you? Scary, right? Well, something similar happened in Uttarakhand’s Ramnagar area. A tiger actually growled and tried chasing a tourist vehicle, and the video has gone viral on the internet. The video was shot near Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.
Tiger Tries Chasing Tourist Vehicle Near Jim Corbett
A video from Ramnagar featuring a tiger is going viral on the internet. A tourist vehicle passing through Uttarakhand’s Ramnagar area, was attacked by a tiger from the nearby forest.
As the video begins, one can see a tiger coming out of the forest on the road and growling at a tourist vehicle. It also comes forward to attack the vehicle. As the driver starts driving the vehicle, the tiger starts chasing it and leaves mid-way.
Towards the end of the video, the tiger can be seen running back into the forest. This was captured as the driver reversed the vehicle to the spot where the tiger started growling at them.
Striped monk gets irritated 😣
What will you do if at every designated hours people crash into your house as their matter of right? pic.twitter.com/4RDCVLWiRR— Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) April 26, 2023
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Movement In This Area Has Been Stopped
Ramnagar is an area near Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. The park is said to have over 200 tigers and is known for its tiger safari among tourists.
After looking at the incident that was captured in the viral video by a tourist, movement in this area has been completely stopped to avoid any misfortune or accident.
This video was shared by Indian Forest Service official Susanta Nanda on his Twitter account. It has by far garnered 47.8K views and 953 likes. While posting the video, Susanta explained that the striped monk, aka tiger, was irritated and hence behaved in the manner seen.
Is this the purpose of National Parks? If I remember correctly PM Indira Gandhi refused permission for safaris in Similipal.
National parks have turned into open air commercial zoos.— Amarendra Samantaray (@amarendractc191) April 27, 2023
He asked people what they would do if someone crashed into their house at any designated hour, just like humans walk into the forest to spot tigers.
Many people in the comments section came up with various suggestions, like charging premium fees for jungle safaris and more.
Entry/crossing through wildlife sanctuaries must be at a premium fee. It will at least discourage many.
The issue is also that the Government is not as keen to protect the fragile habitat as much as they are in expanding infrastructure, including laying roads through forests.— Ganesh R 🇮🇳 (@greatganesh) April 27, 2023
Safaris should be allowed for only 3 months in a year
— Average student . (@AnkushS33) April 27, 2023
Purpose of jungle safari is not entertainment,but Information & Education Campaign(IEC) on #WildlifeConservation
Why can’t behavioural training/acclimatisation session be made mandatory for tourist before allowing inside the forest@byadavbjp @moefcc @WWFINDIA @WildLense_India
— nitin panigrahi (@nitinpanigrahi) April 27, 2023
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