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Tourism and stress hormones: The troubling reality inside tiger habitats

A multi-reserve study by Hyderabad-based CCMB has found that tigers living near tourism roads and human activity experience higher stress levels, with core-zone tigers reacting more sharply than those in buffer areas. Researchers warn that unmanaged disturbance could affect breeding success and cub development, prompting calls for science-based tourism regulation

9 May 2026 9:02 am