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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Alan Palazon

I'm glad safaris are cracking down on smartphones – but even as a photographer, I think using “proper” cameras can put animal welfare at risk too…

Tourists watch as a cheetah walks past in their safari vehicle during the rainy season in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya on April 25, 2023.

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.

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