In this essay we will discuss about the wilderness tourism and its importance. After reading this essay you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Wilderness 2. Importance of Wilderness 3. Wilderness Tourism 4. The Amazonia Wilderness.
Essay # 1. Meaning of Wilderness:
Wilderness tourism in modern times has become more popular adventure sport among the international tourists. In some countries, wilderness tourism has taken a new shape of modern tourism and has become the backbone of their economy. The wilderness exploration, trekking and camping in the wild have become more popular activities in the world. A wilderness is a vast wild area or barren land which never has been developed because of its rough or uneven terrain or it was difficult to live there. For example, The Amazonia wilderness is the largest wilderness in the world. The Antarctica is the last great wilderness in the world.
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These wildernesses are the tourist’s paradise and there is no construction or any kind of development inside the wild land. The desert wilderness of Sahara is most dangerous one to cross. The Patagonia wilderness is an amazing wild land and desert in the world which attracts millions of tourists every year.
Patagonia is a hostile desert. The harsh environment of this wilderness is quite popular among the adventure lovers of the world. Argentina is earning a lot of revenue from the explorers and campers of this beautiful desert land.
Brazil is earning a great amount of revenue through largest wilderness of Amazonia. Amazonia wilderness contains two third of rain forests of the world.
In Canada, British Columbia is quite popular among the nature lovers worldwide. This multi-spectrum wilderness is the world leader in wilderness tourism. This state is known for its most amazing wild lands and rich bio-diversity.
Patagonia is a vast wilderness and desert in the South Argentina and is spread in a 480,000 km2 area. This dry desert always faces the storms with 200 km per hour. The tourists, trekkers, explorers and camp lovers go to visit there in large numbers. There are vast areas of rain forests, wilderness, the desert land and the cold desert wilderness in this planet. There is no human population, road or any development work in these vast wild lands, are known as wilderness.
Essay # 2. Importance of Wilderness:
The wilderness are a haven for explores, campers and hikers of wildland. These vast wild lands have great importance in human life as they are separate ecosystems on this planet which provide a rich biodiversity.
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The Amazon wilderness contains one fifth of world’s bird species, large mammals, reptiles, primates and a vast world of orthopoda. World’s two third of rain forests exist in Amazonia wilderness. These wildernesses have a great importance to human being as they absorb CO1 from the atmosphere and release oxygen in large quantity just to create a good balance of CO2 and oxygen over this earth.
These rain forests are rightly called the ‘Lungs of Earth’. They can affect our life anywhere in the world, even the place where we are sitting and talking. If the rain forests of Amazon are cleared in large numbers, this is going to affect our life.
There will be an increase in global warming and several animal species of primates will be vanished away within a few years. These forests are a lifeline for the mammals, reptiles, primates, birds and orthopoda which are alive today because of the surviving rainforests.
Unfortunately, these rainforests which are two thirds of the rain forests in the world are being felled at a greater speed. At present, 16 lakh square kilometers of rain forests have been cleared for creating a grazing land for catties; agricultural expansion, farm houses and ranches.
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A large area of land has been cleared for housing, roads and timber trade. The Amazon forests are providing shelter to a large world of wild animals and plants. A large number of plant species from Amazonia are used in extracting herbal medicines.
Essay # 3. Wilderness Tourism:
In the last three decades, wilderness tourism has gained momentum in some countries as it has helped in earning enough foreign exchange. The exploration activities are more recreative and cumulative to physical fitness.
The countries who have done their best in wilderness tourism are British Columbia (Canada), Yellow Stone National Park (USA), Peru and Colombia, Andes-mountain ranges, Amazon wilderness (Brazil), Pantanal Wetland (Brazil), Ghana, Gabon, Cameroun, Congo and Zimbabwe in (Africa), Kruger National Park (South Africa), and Kakadoo National Park in Australia. The countries like Java, Sumatra and Borneo are doing well in wilderness tourism.
The tourists always prefer to visit pristine wildlands to observe wildlife and natural wonders there. Trekking, mountaineering, exploration and camping activities in the wild have given them a new experience of life. It was more romantic and adventuresome for the wilderness lovers and explorers.
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There is a great need to protect wild plants and animals for the survival of human life. In the ancient time when there were no crops, the ancient human beings were largely dependent on wild animals and plants for food. It is also a point to note that there are some game parks in some countries for great game, recreation and adventure tourism. In Canada, USA, South America, Africa and South East Eastern Nations have their game sanctuaries besides a popular campaign of wildlife protection in those countries. Such game parks have become economic backbone of tourism activities in those nations.
Essay # 4. The Amazonia Wilderness:
The Amazonia wilderness is the largest natural wonder in the world. These are world’s rich rain forests. These forests are being felled at an alarming speed. It is estimated that 2 million square km rain forests have been cleared in the past four decades. If the remaining forests are wiped out, the global warming will speed up and reduce the balance of carbon and oxygen in this planet. The wildlife of Amazon wilderness is amazingly rich and beautiful.
World’s one fifth of bird fauna is found in these forests. The mammals, primates, reptiles, avies, amphibians, orthopodas are rich and varied in this wilderness. The Wilderness tourism in Amazon forests is at its peak as twenty five travel and tours companies from Canada, USA, U.K. and Brazil are sponsoring wildlife tours in the wild of Amazonia.