India to stop tiger tourism in attempt to prevent species extinction

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

April 28, 2010

For centuries, the prospect of spotting a Bengal tiger in the wild has been a highlight of visiting India. Now the Government is to end the spectacle amid fears that the species is being “loved to death” by visitors desperate for a glimpse of tigers in the wild.

A wild Bengal Tiger walking along a track in India

A wild Bengal Tiger walking along a track in India

Corbett National Park in northern India

Simon Barnes of The Times, front right, in Corbett National Park

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