Last Updated on 19/08/2024 by Arun jain
The management of Madhya Pradesh’s Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) used this Rakshabandhan as an opportunity to spread awareness about tiger conservation and promotion. For this, sisters in villages and small towns around the reserve wore tiger masks while tying rakhi to their brothers.
In a post on ‘X’, PTR said, “For the third consecutive year, Pench Tiger Reserve has celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan in a unique way as Tiger Protection Day. Continuing the tradition, this time we are celebrating this Tiger Protection Day in 130 villages, some small towns near the Tiger Reserve, including Seoni and Chhindwara district headquarters, in which Rakhi is being tied among the villagers and society by wearing tiger masks. This Rakhi thread is a symbol of protection of tigers and wildlife like a brother-sister relationship.
Just like a sister ties a rakhi for her brother’s long life and her own safety, similarly, we all have promised today that we will protect the tigers and other wildlife in our forest. This unique Rakshabandhan is not just a festival, but a resolution – to protect our forest and wildlife, to contribute to their protection. Let us all together become the protectors of tigers on this Rakshabandhan, because their protection is our responsibility.
In this video shared by Pench Tiger Reserve, sisters wearing tiger masks are seen tying Rakhi to their brothers.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)