The controversial story of the Sabalan bears; From the theft of bread to slap to women!

Sabalan bear is now caught in a strange situation; The situation that makes the attention to the need to adhere to environmental tips by tourists and climbers. Alireza Mohammadi, a faculty member at Jiroft University and a wildlife expert, said what tourists should respond to the behavior of the bears.

Tourists and climbers never feed the animals, do not fit in sensitive areas and habitat of brown bear, do not settle their tent to absorb the smell of animals, maintain safe distance with the animals, and leave the area calmly and without excitement.

Mohammadi knows education and information by environmental organizations, people’s organizations and private institutions is the best way to prevent dangerous encounters with wildlife. He also says about the right treatment of the Sabalan bear in such circumstances:

These behaviors make the bears handheld; In these circumstances they are revived and transferred to Pardisan Park; But it is not necessary to move bears to the zoo or parks right now; The important thing is that tourists have proper training, halt risky behaviors, and respect the natural habitat of animals.

Tourists’ behaviors with environmental networks are controversial; From removing Hormuz soil, digging overturned tulips to feeding brown bear in Sabalan. Tourism of our country, despite the many capacities, still has serious weaknesses; One of these areas is mountain tourism. Tourism activist Pourang Pourhosseini, referring to tourism capacities in Iran, tells Kajaro:

In this field, we are confronted with a lot of tourists who are often climbers; But their spending patterns are very limited and do not have much economic impact on local communities; In addition, their interaction with the environment and wildlife is often not constructive.

Climbers who have to protect the environment and wildlife have now become a problem. Pourhosseini explains about tourists’ behavior against wildlife:

An example of this type of interaction is the status of Sabalan bears, a large crowd of climbers go to Sabalan; But the expectations we had of a responsible tourist’s behavior have not been met. The presence of tourists neither economically tangible for local societies nor has it provided a favorable pattern. Instead of being recognized as a pattern of responsible behavior in nature, unfortunately sometimes they themselves become part of the problem.

Pourhosseini does not consider culture alone and says:

Natural sites must have a specific trustee; Administrators who make clear laws for exploitation and tourism in these areas; Of course, these rules must have an executive guarantee so that if one does not comply with them, they will face judicial treatment. There is currently no such mechanism.

Environmental protection alone is not possible by an institution. Many of the country’s sites and habitats have numerous officials, users and stakeholders, and there must be inter -institutional convergence alongside education. Pourhosseini says:

Although the bears reproduce in Sabalan environmental protection in Ardebil province, it gives recommendations to climbers and tourists, this action has not yet contributed to culture and wildlife care; Iran’s environment and wildlife still face many educational gaps in the field of ecotourism. Tourists, both professional and unprofessional, must adhere to the basic principles in nature; They should not gain their instant pleasure at the expense of stress in the local community or damage to nature.

The preservation of wildlife and environment in Iran requires widespread education for tourists, raising awareness and defining paths, and specific timing for the arrival of protected areas. Only this can be kept healthy and reduced by the dangers of misconducting tourists’ behaviors.