Natural History Wanderings

The New York Times reports

Braving tigers and other dangers, frontline workers face difficult working conditions as they try to keep the peace between humans and wildlife.
Armed only with a bamboo stick, Bijesh T.K. was part of a team looking for a tiger that had escaped from a wildlife sanctuary. But it was the tiger that saw him first.

Read this article about these heroic rangers at Risking Their Lives, for Little Pay, to Guard India’s Forests – The New York Times