How a Tiger Couple in Kheoni Revived a Forgotten Forest

In the dry deciduous belt of the Malwa-Nimar region in western Madhya Pradesh, extending slightly into Rajasthan, a tiger couple has rewritten the fate of a forest. Yuvraj and Meera, now the dominant pair at Kheoni Wildlife Sanctuary, have done more than establish territory; they have made Kheoni their home.  They held territory, hunted, and eventually, they bred.  Last month, the Dewas forest department confirmed what the camera traps had been suggesting for weeks: Meera had given birth to three cubs. Now, at just a few months old, they are beginning to emerge, slipping out of the undergro...