The Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) is all set to avail a loan of Rs 50 crore from Karnataka Infrastructure Development Corporation for developing the park and surrounding areas.
A botanical garden, bird park, primate park and a reptile park are also part of the master plan. An interpretation wildlife centre is also being planned where the public will be educated about forests and its dwellers.
An interpretation wildlife centre is also being planned where the public will be educated about forests and its dwellers.
Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwar blamed human greed, in the form of encroachment of forest land, as the reason for man-animal conflict.
“In view of the recent elephant attack in Anekal-Bannerghatta area, the department plans to spend Rs 350 crore to prevent wildlife from entering cities and towns, by constructing boundary walls and erecting solar fences around forest area,” he said
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I am quite nervous about this proposal, although this appears to be more of a zoo than a tourist scheme. Yet, the often-horrible conditions of Indian zoos and wildlife parks make me still concerned for this. Couldn’t this money had been better used to help the leopards and other animals in the wild?