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A REVIEW PAPER ON ECOTOURISM OF KALASUBAI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN DISTRICT,

Rajendra Sitaram Pawar Research Scholar P.V.P. College, Pravaranagar

Introduction: The tourism is a chief and fast growing industry of the world and has tremendous potentialities for earning foreign exchange, tax revenue, providing ancillary industries and development of industrially backward regions. There is a great stress on environmental resources due to tourist influx. Tourists in general need to be educated through official guides to avoid activities which are de trime ntal to ecosystem. Ecotourism or Ecological tourism implies travel to natural biodiversity rich areas having monuments of historical importance and cultural heritage sites which should he lp in conservation of environment and improvement in the financial status of the local people along with their welfare without disturbing the natural resources and environment. Objective: Humans have historically tended to • To study the potentiality of tourism in separate civilization from wildlife in a number of the study region ways including the legal, social, and moral sense. Some animals, however, have adapted to About the Sanctuary suburban environments. This includes such The sanctuary area spreads from animals as domesticated cats, dogs, mice , and Kalasubai to Harischandragad in Tehsil of gerbils. Religions have often declared certain . The area is part of animals to be sacred, and in mode rn times Sahyadri hill ranges. The sanctuary is concern for the natural environment has challenge to trekkers as it is most rugged, hilly provoked activists to protest the exploitation of area and difficult to get accessibility. Kalasubai wildlife for human benefit or e ntertainme nt. The is the highest (1646 m) peak of global wildlife population has decreased by 52 in Maharashtra. It is also a paradise for nature percent be tween 1970 and 2014, according to a love rs. report by the World Wildlife Fund. The vegetation type is southern moist Study Region: mixed deciduous. The part of Sahyadri that is The peak of Kalasubai is situated in close to West Coast is semi evergree n forest and Nagar district. This is apex, highest pe ak of the se mi deciduous shrub savanna. The main tree mountain range of Sahyadri. It is a dream of species that are seen in this area are Hirda, eve ry sincere mountainee r to climb it at least Jambhul, Chandawa, Bahava, Kumbhal, once. Its height is almost 5,500 feet. Gulchavi, Kudal, Siras, Kharve l, Karap, Avali, The Lege nd: It is said, that in the Aashind, Lokhandi, Beheda and character worth ancient times, a lady named “Kalsu” came to noticing. nearby Indorey village to work. However, Species that are undergrowth are somebody forced her to clean utensils and clean Mandar, Kadipatta, Ghaneri, Chilhar, up the residence by force. So she left the place Parjambhual, Karvi, Karwand, Be r, Dhaiti, and and eventually died at this spot. So comes the Rame tha. There are large patches of grasslands name, Kalasubai. A small temple is built here, mostly of Marvel, Dongari, Pawanya, Ber, Surad, in he r memory.

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Harali etc. You can also see Bamboo in this human benefit has occurred many time s all over region but rarely. Fauna Tourists can find wide the plane t, and has a major impact on the variety of mammals, reptiles and birds. The environment, both positive and ne gative. mammals found he re are Leopard, Jungle cat, Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems. Deserts, Palm cive t, Mongoose, Hyena, Wolf, Jackal, Fox, forests, rain forests, plains, grasslands, and Wild Boar, Barking Deer, Sambar, Hare, and other areas including the most developed Bats etc. The most attractive animals are Indian urban sites, all have distinct forms of wildlife. Giant Squirrel and Porcupine . While the term in popular culture usually refers The reptiles found in this sanctuary are to animals that are untouched by human Monitor Lizard, Fan-Throated Lizard, Turtle s factors, most scientists agree that wildlife and many species of snakes. Among the birds around is affected by human activitie s. Humans are the common hill and grass land birds. One are Destructive to the wildlife environment. can also spot water birds such as White Necked Conclusion: Storks, Black Ibis, He rons, Egrets, Cormorants, Wildlife Sanctuaries are the protected Water hen's, etc areas in which human interference are not Main Attraction: Adventure Spot for Trekkers allowed. These areas are completely free from Other Attractions: The hilly terrain of sanctuary the any kind of human renovation. Hunting and has many peaks, forts and temples such as other related activities are also not allowed in Kalasubai, Harischanragad, , Ajoba, these rese rves. More than 100 national parks Kulanggad, Alang, Madangad, Bahiroba, etc. and 550 wildlife sanctuaries are spread across Because of these peaks it is considered as the country. A wildlife sanctuary is important Trekker's paradise . because investing in nature has bene fits far dam is constructed across beyond anything as short sighted as profit. in 1926 and is one of the oldest Protecting animals from extinction ensures dams and is famous for its Umbrella fall. The future gene rations opportunity to study and architecture of Shiva temple at Amriteshwar is view them. Wildlife sanctuaries are he re to worth seeing. Randha fall cascading 45m down protect and conserve wildlife, which most of the in Pravara riverbed is the splendid spot. time is endange red. Best Time to Visit: August To Decembe r These destinations are not only (By Road: The nearest bus station is situated at preserving the rich wildlife of the country but Bhandardara, By Rail: Nearest Railway Station also become as one of the major attractions of is Ghoti on - Bhusaval rail line and is tourism. Nature lovers come from all on the Mumbai Agra National Highway No – 3, around the world to spend their vacation and By Air: Nearest Airports from the sanctuary are enjoying these dive rse geographical destinations situated in and Mumbai.) of the country. There are nume rous accommodations References: are available in the nearby towns/cities of the • Pratibha Pande, Neema Pathak, Bombay Natural sanctuary. The options vary from irrigation History Society (2005), “National Parks and bungalows, MTDC resorts and private hotels. Sanctuaries in Maharashtra: Individual profile and managament status” Wildlife traditionally refers to non- • Zoological Survey of India, 1980 - Animal ecology domesticated animal species, but has come to • Pandey- “Biodiversity and Environment” includeall plants, fungi and • Proceedings of the Workshop on Wild Life othe r organisms which grow or live wild in an Ecology, Dehra Dun, Jan. 1978 area without being introduced by humans. • Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh (1999), “Flora Domesticating wild plant and animal species for of Ahmednagar District (Maharashtra)”.

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