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
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