Bhopal : Rising income levels and the thrill of catching a glimpse of the blackstriped yellow cats in the wild are posing a unique problem for the tourism industry, which ferries thousands of wide-eyed visitors deep into Madhya Pradesh’s dense jungles every year.
On November 9, just as the winter tourist rush kicks off in MP (also home to the country’s biggest and most popular tiger resorts), the Supreme Court will hear a special leave petition calling for a ban on tourism near the state’s tiger reserves.