The government needs to make fresh guidelines to create awareness among tourists, both local and foreign, against purchasing and exchanging wildlife souvenirs made from the endangered species.
The department of tourism and environment should inform the tourists that by buying these wildlife souvenirs, they would be encouraging the illegal trade of our most beautiful and unusual wildlife.
Fresh guidelines should be immediately prepared by the ministries with a view to creating awareness among tourists against buying wildlife souvenirs like wreaths, ornaments and key-ring of oyster, deer horn, elephant ivory carvings and turtle shell accessories etc. Countries such as Vietnam, Australia and the US have been warning tourists against buying items made from animal parts.
The ever-increasing tourist flow round the globe is also putting extra pressure on the endangered species such as tigers, star tortoise, exotic birds, corals and medicinal plants.
We must understand that conserving wildlife doesn't mean legal action against the holidaymakers. Rather, its aim is get support of the tourists in this noble mission.