This video shows ‘what tiger tourism should be’

An IFS officer shared a video that showed a tigress and her cubs peacefully crossing past wildlife safari visitors.

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After years of conservation efforts, the tiger population in India has steadily increased.

Jungle tourism, especially tiger or lion safaris, is often critiqued for being invasive and harmful to the wildlife. On Tuesday, Susanta Nanda, an Indian Forest Services officer, shared a small clip that showed how ethical wildlife tourism should be.

In the undated video, one can see a tigress and her cubs crossing a mud trail as tourist jeeps watch them from a distance. There is absolute silence in the video and the animals seem unbothered by the human presence. It appears that the 36-second video was shot by a person from one of the jeeps.

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While sharing the video, Nanda wrote, “This is what tiger tourism should be. Maintaining safe distance and treating the queen & its cub with respect”.

This is what tiger tourism should be. Maintaining safe distance and treating the queen & its cub with respect pic.twitter.com/CjFnWrFIFE

— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) May 31, 2022

Beautiful

— 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙟𝙞𝙫 𝙂𝙪𝙥𝙩𝙖 (@m2navyug) May 31, 2022

Absolutely ❤️

— Raj (@Raj_bhy) May 31, 2022

Born Free !
Let them be

— unique (@unique56471483) June 1, 2022

Watch from safe distance and observe animal behaviour.
Good guides , if present , can throw more light on the same .

— KG Singh (@KGSingh23333363) June 1, 2022

Respect thats how it should be it is their space were in anyway🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯😇🙏😍💖❤️ pic.twitter.com/O6nB9HYl9e

— vivaneil (@vivaneil1234) June 1, 2022

Magnificent- and exactly how they should be living – free.
Don’t disclose the location, we don’t need more of these beautiful animals lost to poachers … or some tourists there purely for the thrill of the kill. pic.twitter.com/gN36LNiLaT

— Jules (@Julespointe) June 1, 2022

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Commenting on his video, a Twitter user wrote, “Watch from safe distance and observe animal behaviour. Good guides, if present, can throw more light on the same.”

Another person wrote, “Magnificent- and exactly how they should be living – free. Don’t disclose the location, we don’t need more of these beautiful animals lost to poachers … or some tourists there purely for the thrill of the kill.”

When enquired about the location where the video was shot, Nanda refused to give the exact location and wrote, “From one of the Central Indian Tiger Reserve. Better to leave it at that.”

After years of conservation efforts, the tiger population in India has steadily increased. However, the rapid urbanisation and general insensitivity towards wildlife continue to endanger the life of wildcats.

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