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Tigers in India

This beautiful cat with a fiery coat, dark stripes and piercing eyes is the most stunning creature of the Indian wildlife. This apex predator is at the top of the food chain, and where they are present the whole eco -system is stable and the food web intact.

Tiger numbers dwindled to 1400 till a few years back because of shrinking habitats, poaching, human encroachment and warped conservation policies. It was a rude shock and a wakeup call to save the tiger, our national animal, which seemed to be on the verge of extinction.

Education, advocacy, patrolling, strict anti-poaching laws and even tourism proved crucial to protect this beautiful animal. India campaigned to ‘Save the Tiger’.

The latest tiger census claims that there are now about 3000 tigers in the wild in India. Sincere efforts have paid off but there is still a lot to be done.

The tiger is still not out of the woods, is vulnerable and highly endangered.

Wildlife photographers from across the world hold India as the most rewarding terrain to frame a tiger in the wild.

Corbett National Park in Northern India

* Video credits – Ajit Eusebius, wildlife photographer, India

The story behind the video…

Along with a group of international wildlife photographers will elucidate what it felt like to sight a tiger in the wild and get some perfect shots and this video.

On an early spring morning, the jungle woke up to the symphony of its inhabitants, light mist embracing the terrain as the group set off in their four wheel drives. Tales of a famous tigress in the area resonated as we were informed that she was last seen with four cubs.

We were in two jeeps and entered the park driving straight towards her territory.

The driver and the guide are the two people to trust on a safari, but then there is something called intuition that comes with experience.

We were driving almost 5 kms in the forest overshooting a crossing of jungle roads on our way. Something in me nudged the gut and I asked the driver to reverse and take the road turning right from the crossing we left behind.

It was a cool morning, absolutely serene and quiet. There was a distant alert call of the deer and continuous chirping of birds to welcome the day.

Our vehicles moved slowly trying to cut any sound that could disturb the peace of the morning.

At a distance we saw something move along the dirt road, a ghostly figure, trying to smell the air around. We closed in slowly trying our best not to shy it away into the foliage. As we drew closer, we came across this beautiful tigress on a morning walk, indifferent to our presence. We realized that she was continuously calling, a soft growl probably looking for her cubs.

We stopped in our tracks, enjoyed the tableau unfold, waiting and watching in the hope that the cubs may appear from nowhere.

During this time, I got my shots and made this footage, a first for me to capture a tiger calling.

A record was set because the tigress stayed in the area for almost two hours, growling at intervals as if she was desperate for her cubs.

The cubs didn’t show up, to our disappointment and we decided to move on.

But wait, the show is not over, we notice another tiger at a distance, a huge male who had heard her call and decided to visit her. The two together were a sight for the Gods.

It was then we realized that the call was a mating call.

Ajit Eusebius

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