Conserving wild life is extremely important. Some people think that promoting wild life tourism will do great favours for the wild, whereas there is another view that it should be discouraged; thereby leave the wild animals on their own.

How best are these options to going serve wild life conservation in general?

Since the need for conserving wild animals is felt much more today than ever, there are suggestions as to how it could be done. Promoting wildlife tourism and discouraging it, in some way, can contribute much to the welfare of animals.

As a matter of fact, animals need protection primarily from man. Obviously, it is man who has to have a sustainable attitude towards wildlife. In such a context, if wild life tourism is promoted responsibly, people will get to know animals closely and realize the need for conservation them. Naturally, their responsibility and respect quotient towards animals will find new highs.

For example, wildlife tourism if conducted scientifically, people will ensure that animals are safe, their habitats are pristine and they should be free from any intervention. Additionally, the income generated out of this tourism genre may be used for funding conservation exercises periodically. So there is a point that wildlife tourism can help conserve wildlife. 

The second option, on the other hand, works on a different plain altogether. Basically, all animals have their own survival mechanisms, and these instincts work well when they are left to fend for themselves. Naturally, if there is no human intervention in their habitats, they would survive better. Secondly, animal habitats are unique in their own ways, and presence of tourists in their domains may hamper their normal well being to an extent. So discouraging wildlife tourism is in a way able to do some good for animals.

So both the options are of some significance in terms of animal welfare. Still I feel it is a good idea to leave animal on their own. But efforts need to be taken to save the lives of those animals that are facing extinction. Here any human intervention is welcome. 

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