Status of ecotourism in talacauvery wildlife sanctuary located in kodagu district of Karnataka, India
International Journal of Development Research
Status of ecotourism in talacauvery wildlife sanctuary located in kodagu district of Karnataka, India
Received 26th September, 2017; Received in revised form 22nd October, 2017; Accepted 08th November, 2017; Published online 30th December, 2017
Copyright © 2017, Nandagopal and Venkataramana. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The term ecotourism was coined by Ceballos-Lascuràin in 1983 and was initially used to describe nature-based travel to relatively undisturbed areas with an emphasis on education. The concept has however, developed to a scientifically based approach to the planning, management and development of sustainable tourism and activities. Ecotourism is a form of tourism which aims to be both ecologically and socially conscious. The current study focused on the status of ecotourism currently practiced in Talacauvery wildlife sanctuary. Various ecological methods were used to access the biodiversity and its management inside the sanctuary. Questionnaire method was used as a research instrument to understand the visitors and management views on ecotourism. Talacauvery wildlife sanctuary is known for ecotourism activities and its richness in biodiversity, but more efforts are to be made by the management and society to understand the concept of ecotourism and its advantages.
