Escaping from the busy life and relaxing in a quite-natural environment is a popular choice for many urbanites. However, vast number of visitors brings a negative effects to these parks in different ways, including polluting natural resources, damaging the ecosystem and interrupting wildlife. The following essay discusses them in detail and provides plausible solutions to mitigate the impact.
Short-term visitors often leave garbage like plastics, polythene bags, and cups in the natural parks, which are caused to pollute natural water resources and soil. If animals like wild buffaloes and dears may consume them as foods, it will severely affect them and sometimes cause for their death. Authorities could take certain actions to prevent such incidents by providing garbage bins to dispose unwanted things and making the visitors aware about that before entering to the park. Moreover, if someone violates the rules, they can be fined.
Camping is another trend, chiefly among teenagers. Nevertheless, a campfire could damage surrounding plants and interrupt wildlife, particularly if the fire is placed on eco-sensitive sites like close to a rare tree, in the middle of a jungle, or next to animal habitats. Providing dedicated campsite and fire pits, making aware visitors about the regulations are some of the most prominent solutions that can be taken to prevent the problem. Apart from that, some of the sensitive areas can be restricted to visitors.
In conclusion, preserving natural parks for the future generations is a collective effort of both visitors and government authorities. Administrations can make awareness sessions and impose rules and regulations, while visitors take the responsibility to take care of the nature while enjoying.