Bhubaneswar, 19 September (IANS) In a significant development, the rare Black Tiger of Similipal is depicted on the cover page of the October edition of the famous National Geographic Magazine, which is observed for its beautiful wildlife stories and world class photography.
The Odisha Forest Department on Friday claimed that the publication of a story on Black Tigers of Simliple in such a prestigious magazine will help promote Odisha’s tourism on the global stage.
The specially displayed story, titled “The Tigers Hu Changing My Strips”, focuses on the elusive black tigers of the Similipal Sanctuary and highlights the efforts of the Odisha government’s forest, environment and climate change department in tiger transfer and protection.
An official statement revealed from the department that National Geographic Explorer and Photographer Prasenjit Yadav, after closely looking at the tiger movements in the deep forests of Similipal for several days, prepared this remarkable story, which made the cover of National Geographic with a magnificent image of a black tiger, which made the cover of National Geographic with a magnificent image Is running
He received full support from the Department of Odisha Forest, Environment and Climate Change for this assignment.
Yadav thanked the department and the government for his support and expressed that he was deeply touched by the natural beauty of Similipal, its cool and humble people and most importantly, rare black tigers.
With the National Geographic magazine, the characteristic of the story of the rare Black Tiger of Mayurbhanj, millions of people worldwide will read it and will be interested in Odisha and its natural treasures.
Therefore, the fact that such a story made it not only in an international magazine, but it is undoubtedly a proud moment for Odisha on its cover page. Taking my X handle, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi wrote: “It was happy to me when I saw #Similipal’s elusive black beauty, beautified the cover of @Natgeo magazine. Similant, Similipal, The Heart of #Disha, BHU-Devi has given blessings with unique bottlenecks and founa. Apple Frogrames, Applifs of Applifs of Applifes
CM Maji also congratulated Yadava for being the first Indian to portray both as the storyteller and photographer of the National Geographic Story centered in India.
State Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhhantia said that Odisha is the only place in the world where black tigers are present. Minister Singhkhantia also hoped that Odisha tourism – especially the Similipal Sanctuary – will now look at the new horizon.
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