Tourists Flock to see The Royal Bengal Tiger in India

Tiger tourists and park visitors in 20-passenger vehicles called canters scan one of Ranthambhore's man-made lakes for a glimpse of the main attraction, a Bengal tiger. An estimated 1,500 remain in India about 300 miles southeast of New Delhi. The supporters of the preservation of the environment in India fight to save the once-ubiquitous Royal Bengal tiger, whose numbers have decreased because of illegal hunting and the loss of their homes.

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