Video: Internet In Uproar Over Video Of Tourists Disturbing Tibetan Wild Asses In Ladakh

Tourists often disrupt the wildlife of places they visit by getting too close, making loud noises or attempting to touch or feed the animals. This can alter natural behaviours and endanger both the animals and tourists themselves.

Apart from that, some tourists also engage in activities such as illegal hunting, fishing or collecting of natural resources, which can harm local biodiversity and disrupt ecological balance.

Recently, a video showing tourists in Ladakh violently chasing a herd of Tibetan Wild Asses has sparked outrage on social media. Watch the video here.

Tourists chase Tibetan wild asses

Tourists chasing Tibetan wild ass in Ladakh. Disgusting pic.twitter.com/uM4uWVmEaW

¡ª Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) June 26, 2023

The video, which was published on Twitter by Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda, shows a fast car chasing a herd of Tibetan Wild Asses who are urgently escaping the approaching vehicle.

Nanda captioned the video, expressing his anger at the tourists' inappropriate attitude. "Tourists in Ladakh chasing Tibetan wild asses." "Horrible," he wrote.

The video has received more than 100k views and is still growing. Social media users expressed their outrage and demanded harsh punishment for those implicated.

One user urged that such travellers be barred for life and rightly so.

Tourist like these should be banned for lifetime.

¡ª Ankur Rapria, IRS (@irsankurrapria) June 26, 2023

Another man suggested that we need to do better in terms of how the cars should be used. They pointed out how a car is always shown off-roading in advertisements. The man also suggested that we need defined paths in such areas as well.

I¡¯ve seen this in the Rann too. I believe we need a responsible SUV driving movement. Perhaps defined tracks. I get worried when I see ads for SUVs showing them going off the beaten track. Parts of the Aravallis and areas outside Bangalore have also been affected. @anandmahindra

¡ª sukumar ranganathan (@HT_Ed) June 27, 2023

Another man suggested that the car of the tourist be seized and rammed by a road roller in front of him, and that he be slapped with a fine of 1.5 lakh with a jail term of six months. "No TOURIST will ever do it again," he wrote.

If only of one such tourist car been seized and rammed by road roller in front of him, fine imposed of 1.5 lakh ¨¤nd jail for 6 months...no TOURIST will ever do it again.
But our judiciary, our laws...!!

¡ª U P (@nikkians99) June 26, 2023

The species is also known as the Tibetan kiang

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The Tibetan wild ass, also known as the Tibetan kiang or Equus kiang, is a species of wild equid confined to Central Asia's Tibetan Plateau and neighbouring territories.

It is the largest wild ass species and thrives in the tough and extreme conditions of high-altitude grasslands and steppes. Tibetan wild asses have a stocky body and a sandy-brown to reddish-brown coat, as well as a short upright mane and a tufted tail.

They eat a variety of grasses and vegetables and are well-known for their stamina and ability to survive cold conditions. As grazers, these animals serve a vital ecological role in their environment.

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