On a trip to Ranthambore National Park in northern India, I was able to speak with Belinda Wright, longtime conservationist and champion of tigers in India.

One thing she said really stuck with me - that there "doesn't seem to be much space in modern India for tigers." By that, she meant that humans looking to develop more land are encroaching on the Bengal tiger's natural habitat, ironically endangering their own fresh water sources.

Hear more about the crucial situation of the Bengal tiger in India in this documentary short from explore.org.