Once a hunter, now a protector: The dying animal that changed Anil Mistry’s life and led him to save 70 tigers

For years, the forest had been a source of survival for Anil Mistry. He had grown up in West Bengal’s Sundarbans, where poaching was woven into the lives of many families struggling with poverty, floods and a lack of opportunities. He hunted deer and, if a tiger appeared, that too could become a target. Then,... The post Once a hunter, now a protector: The dying animal that changed Anil Mistry’s…