Inside its massive walls are the remains of palaces, barracks, a town, and Hindu and Jain temples. I was convinced we would see a tiger lounging on the fortress walls. Apparently that was the case during the 1980s when the tiger population started to come back. The gang was caught, but it was a blow the park still is struggling to recover from. He was frank.
Tourists are a necessary evil.
His life's work is to save the tiger. This year there are two baby tigers in the core and two in the tourist area. It means our park has potential. After success in the 1980s at reestablishing the tiger in India, the increase in poaching due to a greater demand for tiger bones as a Chinese aphrodisiac has taken its toll. Major importers are China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea.