Inside Bandhavgarh’s forests: The evolving nature of tiger tourism
The article explores the evolving nature of tiger tourism in Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh. It highlights the balance between wildlife conservation and the tourist experience of observing tigers in their natural habitat.
Why it matters
It touches on the intersection of wildlife conservation, tourism economics, and the human-animal relationship in protected reserves.
Samrat stayed, unmoved. He yawned a bit. His gaze settled somewhere in the middle of our jeep. And then, for a full couple of seconds – which would seem like eternity for all of us seated inside the vehicle – Samrat stared straight.
We froze. Everyone thought that the animal was looking at them.
In that moment when the world seemed to come to a startling halt, someone shouted, “Camera...picture”, after which we came to our senses, to reach to the visual instruments to capture the moment.
Slowly, Samrat started to move away. In a few seconds, he would cross the road and disappear into the bushes...but not before turning back to glance at us.
A tiger at Bandhavgarh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
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