As wildlife safaris crack down on smartphones, why shouldn’t “proper” cameras be banned too?
May 19, 2026
There have been headlines recently about a ruling by the Indian Supreme Court banning camera phones in core tourism zones of the country’s tiger reserves.
According to The Times Of India, the ruling was passed late last year and deemed the devices – and the behavior they elicit from users – too dangerous for tourists and wildlife.
Among the main concerns of the Indian authorities and safari…