D. Radhakrishnan

UNAWARE OF DANGER: A deer darting across the road at Mavanhallah near the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.

UDHAGAMANDALAM: The pressure stemming from development should not allow the man-wildlife conflict to get out of hand.

Adopting this approach, the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve near here has drawn up a plan to deal with the fallout of the considerable increase in the arrival of tourists, and the consequent pressure on the habitat, especially the highways that cut through the reserve.