Colonialism Transformed Tigers into Trophies: How India Resettled Thousands to Protect Them
Colonialism Transformed Tigers into Trophies: How India Resettled Thousands to Protect Them Description: British colonialism turned India’s tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and 1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins. The fortunes of the Bengal tiger, one of Earth’s biggest species of big cat, did not markedly improve post-independence. Colonialism’s Impact on Tigers…