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@article{Rita Luka2_2011, title={Ecotourism regions of Chhattisgarh and its effect on wildlife}, volume={2}, url={https://www.updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jes/article/view/1880}, abstractNote={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 34.3pt 0pt 35.4pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-para-margin-right: 34.3pt; mso-para-margin-left: 3.54gd;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Ecotourism is a major industry in developing nations. However, its impact on wildlife and indigenous people has become a controversial issue. </span><span style="font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";; color: #434343; mso-fareast-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ecotourism is: "<em>Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.</em>" (TIES, 1990).</span><span style="font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";;"> Chhattisgarh is one of the greenest states of India with over 44 % of its total area under lush forests. <span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Chhattisgarh Eco Tourism</span><span style="color: black;"> encompasses a total of eleven wildlife sanctuaries and three national parks. The eco tourism regions of Chhattisgarh are <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Bilaspur-Achanakmar, Raipur-Turturia and Jagdalpur-Kanger Valley</span>. Having a green stretch of forests land of 44% of the total geographical space, Chhattisgarh encourages eco tourism through protection and preservation of near extinct species of animals and their habitat.<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Indrawati National Park, Kangerghati National Park, Barnawapur Sanctuary, Sita Nadi Sanctuary</span> </span></span><span style="font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sanjay National Park</span><span style="font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";; color: black;"> and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Udanti Sanctuary</span> are the prominent eco tourism destinations in Chhattisgarh. These wildlife sanctuaries and national parks are home to the <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">state animal (wild buffalo)</span> and state bird (the mocking hill myna) and other endangered species of animals and birds such as <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">spotted deer</span>, four horned antelope, sloth bear, wild boar, wild dog, jackal, wolf, hyena and bison.</span></span></p>}, number={10}, journal={Journal of Experimental Sciences}, author={Rita Luka2, Dr. V.K.Joshi1*,}, year={2011}, month={Nov.} }