The numbers fell because forests were being treated like any other land—cleared for wood, for farms. Project Tiger made these forests sacred spaces again, where the rules changed overnight. From my own lodge, I saw the change: where once there were only whispers of stripes, now my guests return with photos of cubs by the lake. But, you know, for some old families here who could no longer collect firewood, this 'fix' felt like a new kind of loss.
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