{"id":16231,"date":"2025-06-19T09:06:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersagainstextinction.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16231"},"modified":"2025-06-19T10:08:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:08:25","slug":"lakshmi-of-pench-a-mothers-vigil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersagainstextinction.co.uk\/blog\/lakshmi-of-pench-a-mothers-vigil\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakshmi of Pench: A Mother&#8217;s Vigil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Filmed one warm April afternoon in Pench Tiger Reserve, this sighting captured <strong>Tigress Lakshmi<\/strong>, one of the park\u2019s most recognisable and admired big cats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lakshmi is raising three cubs, though rangers reported that one had recently fallen ill. 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