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Singalila National Park Reopens With Plea to Protect Fragile Ecosystem
Singalila National Park has reopened after closing during the rainy monsoon season.
Many people visit it to trek and explore the mountains.
Guides and porters are asking visitors to keep the area clean.
They want tourists to use less plastic and bring reusable items.
Visitors should not throw bottles, wrappers or food packets on the trails.
They should carry non-biodegradable waste back with them.
The park is home to animals such as red pandas, black bears and leopards.
Keeping the park clean helps protect its fragile ecosystem.
Singalila National Park reopened Tuesday after its three-month annual monsoon closure.
Guides and porters urged visitors to reduce plastic use and carry reusable alternatives.
Tourists were asked not to leave bottles, food packets, wrappers or other waste on trekking routes.
More than 130 guides and porters support visitors to the park and Sandakphu.
The park’s high-altitude ecosystem includes red pandas, Himalayan black bears, leopards and diverse birdlife.
- Who
- Singalila National Park visitors, trekkers, guides and porters, including the Society for Highlander Guides and Porters Welfare Association.
- What
- The park reopened after its annual monsoon closure, while guides and porters urged visitors to prevent litter and plastic pollution.
- Where
- Singalila National Park and adjoining trekking routes in Darjeeling district, including the route to Sandakphu.
- When
- Tuesday, after three months of monsoon closure.
- Why
- The appeal aims to protect the park’s fragile mountain ecosystem, wildlife and biodiversity.
Key facts
- Reopening
- Singalila National Park reopened Tuesday.
- Closure period
- The park was closed for three months during the annual monsoon closure.
- Guides and porters
- More than 130 guides and porters assist visitors to the park and Sandakphu.
- Elevation
- The park’s high mountain ridges reach around 13,000 feet above sea level.
- Wildlife
- The park is home to red pandas, Himalayan black bears, leopards and many bird species.
- Visitor request
- Tourists were asked to avoid unnecessary plastic, use reusable alternatives and carry back non-biodegradable waste.
Quotes
A member of the Society for Highlander Guides and Porters Welfare Association
Member of the guides and porters welfare association
“Visitors are therefore requested to avoid unnecessary use of plastic and carry reusable alternatives whenever possible. We have appealed to them not to throw bottles, food packets, wrappers or any other waste along the trekking routes and keep the area litter-free.”
telegraphindia.com
“Singalila is not just a tourist destination. It is a living ecosystem, home to forests, wildlife, birds, plants and countless small creatures that depend on this fragile environment. The beauty we enjoy today can stay only if we take care of it.”
telegraphindia.com
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