There was a headline today that announced there are only 1,411 tigers left in India. This is down more than 60% from a decade ago.
There is a man who is over 90 years old who lives in Hyderabad. He was raised in the royal family, and he speaks to small groups about what life was like when he was younger. We have not met him, only heard about him. He keeps a museum in his house of the old way of things....
Anyway, he hunted tigers as a young man - in Banjara Hills, the section of town right next to us. Now, all houses.
The government is increasing the amount of land dedicated to tiger preservation. One can only hope it makes a difference - but the trend is not encouraging. One of the main caused of tigers being killed is for use in Chinese medicine, but habitat destruction is really the major cause.
