Experts caution youngsters while taking photos in forests

Wildlife experts told youngsters to be careful while clicking photographs during forest tours.

"In some cases people risk their lives only to click photos or selfies. It is wrong. We should be careful," state Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (wildlife) Pradeep Vyas told students at a programme organised by the Society For Heritage and Ecological Researches (SHER) yesterday.

Eminent conservationist Bittu Sahgal said sometimes people crossed their limits only for a photo and warned the students against breaking forest rules or endangering their lives or that of wildlife while clicking photographs.

On climate change affecting Sundarbans archipelago in the future, he said migration had already started.
 

If sea water level rises then the entire forest would be submerged and leave a very small area for tigers and other wildlife to survive, Vyas said.

"Conflicts will also increase because there are people living in nearby villages," he said.