Tiger Encounter

by Brian K. Weirum
Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India—It’s early morning and the dappled sunlight is just breaking through the trees of the deep Bandhavgarh forest. We’re driving down a small dirt lane between Sera and Rajbera Meadows, behind the massive plateau from which Bandhavgarh takes its name. Our road is suddenly blocked...