We were in Maharashtra's Tadoba National Park, one of the 29 Project Tiger reserves in India. Meanwhile, Bhautik Desai, the naturalist from Svasara Jungle Lodge, examined the tiger pugmarks like a doctor checking a patient. The sambar's alarm call was a sure sign a tiger lurked close by; and then we saw the tigress called Choti Tara. Stories included that of Maya, the most popular tigress of this forest and her courtship with Matkasur, the alpha tiger. We returned to Svasara Jungle Lodge, a 12-acre forest retreat studded with orange orchards, with 12 rooms in a single creeper-draped row.

Source: dna February 04, 2018 01:41 UTC