Title:
Private Conservation Areas
Author: Mrs. Almitra Patel

WHEREAS,

South Africa permits the ownership and breeding of Wildlife in extensive privately owned conservation areas for wildlife viewing Tourism;

Most such private areas are adjacent to and contiguous with protected National Parks like Kruger, thus extending the ecosystem area and relieving tourist pressure on the National Parks itself;

Despite the existence of numerous such conservation areas, the income of South Africa’s National Park system has not declined but in fact increased;

Just one such private conservation area has raised (and sold in breeding prides) 280 African Lions in 15 years, a number equal to the entire Indian Lions which has not increased in 30 years;

The 6^th World Wilderness Congress hereby resolves to:

• Urge the Government of India to urgently consider and initiate a public debate to permit the operation of Private Conservation areas based on the South African Model, in order to increase the area properly maintained under wilderness conditions and to increase the net wildlife population of the country.

Sponsored by:

Mrs. Almitra Patel
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