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NATURE: Legendary Tigers of India

A female tiger named Noor with her two mature cubs. Ranthambhore National Park, India.
Valmik Thapar
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A female tiger named Noor with her two mature cubs. Ranthambhore National Park, India.

Premieres Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+

Tiger expert Valmik Thapar uncovers 50 years of archival footage, chronicling the legendary tiger clan of Ranthambore National Park and their remarkable revival in northwestern India.

When a powerful male enters her territory and threatens her cubs, a mother tiger is forced into a dangerous confrontation to protect them.

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In the 1990s, conservationists in India began noticing something unthinkable: tigers they had tracked for years were disappearing. They soon discovered that poachers had returned.

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