Keepers See Tigers in the Wild

Big Cat Rescuers explore India and search for tigers in the wild!

BCR Keepers go to see wild tigers in India
Former BCR intern Diane who is a Graduate Research Assistant at Clemson University’s College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences, organized this trip of a lifetime. Diane is currently doing research for six months in India and sent out an invite for any of us to join her for an adventure.
We got a great group (18 of us total) of BCR volunteers, staff, former interns and a couple friends and family members, a local guide and Diane’s college professor to join her for 10 days where we visited 3 of India’s National Parks along with some cultural visits throughout the country.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We started our safari adventures in Kanha National Park where we stayed at gorgeous Kanha Jungle Lodge.

We started our safari adventures in Kanha National Park where we stayed at gorgeous Kanha Jungle Lodge.

Photo by Brittany Mira

Photo Brittany Mira

Photo by Brittany Mira
The lodge we stayed in is family owned and they don’t miss a detail for their guests. They taught us how to properly wear saris, showed us first hand how the locals live, fed us like kings and queens and made us want to stay forever.

They taught us how to properly wear saris

Photo by Alyssa Weber
Next, we took a train ride overnight to Rajasthan where we stayed at the Ranthambore Kothi Hotel and visited Ranthambore National Park for morning and evening safaris.

Ranthambore Kothi

Photo Brittany Mira

Photo by Jo Atkin

Photo by Jamie Veronica
During our time in Rajasthan, we ventured into the city for shopping, sightseeing and 6 people in our group got their noses pierced in the traditional Indian way by a local family at their jewelry shop. What a thrilling adventure!
Our last stop was in Bharatpur where we stayed the night in the Laxmi Niwas Palace, visited the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary via rickshaws and the big finale was a visit to the Taj Mahal.

Palace
This was an unbelievable journey for all of us. We help care for captive tigers on a daily basis and to have the ability to see them, as they should be, wild and free, was truly an emotional experience, to say the least. There were many tears shed on this trip thinking about our beautiful but caged animals at home while watching these be free. It absolutely makes us all want to fight harder to end the suffering and protect those still left in the wild.
They plan to offer this trip or a very similar one in years to come so if you would like more information you can contact Diane at ddotson@g.clemson.edu.
Here are links to those who made this possible:
- https://www.facebook.com/KanhaJungleLodge/
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kanha-Tiger-Reserve/104114762957184
- https://www.facebook.com/100000022771054
Thanks for loving BCR!
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