Explore Wild India : June Edition

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Explore Wild India Nature  Wildlife  Conservation  Discover Volume I Issue 03 June 2018 100

The Journey from Dudhwa : Amith Bangre Explore Orang National Park –Assam

Introducing Editor DEVESH KUMAR

Principal Advisor K. BIHARI , AMRAWATI

WIF India

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Photography PUSHPA ANAND , MALVIKA RUDRA, BALAJI LOGANATHAN , AKASH KAPOOR, MEENAKSHI RATHORE , ADITYARAJ SINGH RATHORE , INDU SURESH , VISHAL WAHI , KRINAL JANI , VISHAL VARMA , THAKUR AJAY SINGH RAJAWAT .

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Manish Singanjude / Research Biologist at WII Chandrabhani, Dehradun .

Puspha Anand / Wildlife photographer by Passion Degree student Based on Bangalore, Karnataka.

Malvika Rudra is a / Photographer, Poet, Writer, Traveller .

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Manish Singanjude Ankul Shetty is30 from Banglaore India.

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Contents On the Cover : The Elephant ( Gentle Giant ) from the Dudhwa : Amith Bangre Captured the Beauty of Dudhwa National Park Located in Lakhimpur District Kheri Uttar Pradesh India .

● Storyteller 08. The Hunting Buddies : Majestic Ranthambhore

16. The Brown Fish : Kabini 20. Sightings : Story of this Photo

● People 54. Special Interview : Tapan .D. Sheth 6

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58. Wildlife in Art : Anuja Kewale 62. Special Mention: Anand Nambiar

● Photo feature 71.Photo of the Month : Cintu Thakuria 73. Hey Intruder : Harsh Rawat ● Quicks Facts 75 . Species Focus: Parakeet by Nikhil Raghuwanshi

● Online Discussions Photo: Vasishta Jayanti ‘s Tiger

LETTER Fernweh/ Bharani Mehta “The sight of mountains and its calmness seems to answer an increasingly imaginative need the people nowadays are searching for. Like me, many are finding solace in them.”

The Everest Base camp trek starts off with a trail passing through pine forest. The review below is Dudh Koshi River (got its name from milky white appearance from above). The trail then leads to the entrance of the Everest National Park. “

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Editor’s Note

Dudhwa National Park is very close to my heart like Jim Corbett and its famous for its picturesque magnificence & rich bio-diversity. In this Edition You will find lots of Information Regarding Dudhwa National Park . I Would like to thanks My all wonderful photographers Friends and My Sister Meenakshi Rathore for the Wonderful Article on Ranthambhore National Park . My Friend Amit Bhangre Captured the beauty of Dudhwa which got selected as on front cover of this Edition .

“Lets Come and Save the Nature and Jungles” .

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Title: The Hunting Buddies -Large billed crows of Ranthambhore(The Document of Last 60 sec battle of Parakeet life) Location: Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, India.

Camera: Canon 7D, Canon 300mm, Canon 1.4 TC, Handheld.

Date: 19th May 2014 (Time 7:23 AM) BALAJI LOGANATHAN It was a pleasant Morning, clouds racing us just below the bluest of blue sky, Next to the bank of a dead meadow challenged us was a fully grown peafowl (Male peacock) dancing under the shade of a tree, any peahen would have got mesmerized into its enticing beauty, but for us it was a true moment to experience the Nature at its best in colors, we didn’t forget to use the shutter.(image below).

We pushed thru the game track of the RTR expecting the beautiful cat, where another surprise just hit us as we came across a herd of Chital’s quenching their thirst from a quick drying pond. Gentle breeze passing thru carrying our scent made the Chital’s sprint away..

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Expecting the cats, we hopped along the game track where our driver suddenly stopped the jeep to a scene of RAW Nature which I had never experienced till that day. Pair of Large Billed Crows plummeting a parakeet, a scene I have only experienced on video footages till this moment. Those crows were smart & clever predators using a unique accommodating technique of one crow distracting the Parakeet and the other going for the kill. I had two simultaneous thoughts one said save the Parakeet and the other said this is the nature and it’s best undisturbed.

The Death Battle (The Document of Last 60 secbattle of Parakeet life)

Struggle for life (The parakeet eyes expressing the pain, the threat & the struggle which it was going thru)

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Large Billed Crow, which is normally misunderstood for Raven The jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos), is a widespread Asian species of crow. It is very adaptable and is able to survive on a wide range of food sources, making it capable of colonizing new areas, due to which it is often considered a nuisance, especially on islands. It has a large bill which is the source of its scientific name macrorhynchos (Ancient Greek for "large beak"), and it is sometimes known by the common names large-billed crow Extremely versatile in its feeding, it will take food from the ground or in trees. They feed on a wide range of items and will attempt to feed on anything appearing edible, alive or dead, plant or animal. It is also one of the most persistent species and is quite bold In the wild, Rose-ringed Parakeets usually feed on buds, fruits, vegetables, nuts, berries and seeds.

Wild flocks also fly several miles to forage in farmlands and orchards causing extensive damage.

The Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the Ring-necked Parakeet

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Hunt- This was shot in the dragging a monitor lizard into the bushes while the lizard struggled fohis life..

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The Dudhwa Jungle

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udhwa National Park or the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve belonging the zone of

Lakhimpur & Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, is attached to the Indo-Nepal border bringing together two sanctuaries of the area namely, Kishanpur and Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuaries to represent the beauty of natural Jungles and greenery along the Terai zone . The northern boundary of the Park is being constituted by the Mohana River flowing along the Indo-Nepal border while the Southern boundary is formed by the river Suheli. The Kishanpur Sanctuary is located in the LakhimpurKheri and Shahajahanpur districts in Uttar Pradesh.

Photo : Amith Bangre

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Location: Kabini, Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Karnataka.

The brown fish owl is one of the most common, widely distributed and best studied

species of fish owl. This species is an all-year resident throughout most tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian subcontinent. It is mostly found around water holes, reservoirs and water canals. They are semi-diurnal and hunt during the day. ~ Indu Suresh

Kabini Forest Reserve is encompassed by Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Mudumalai National Park, Bandipur National Park and Nagarhole National Park. The region is a piece of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve which has been announced as UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Summers in Kabini.

Location: Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Karnataka.

The forests witness some of the driest hours during the summer days. There are days you may have the privilege of sighting four to five tigers, two leopards, elephants and even dholes on a single game drive, then there are days you may happen to come across nothing at all. Well, a good wildlife photographer can make breathtaking images on both such occasions. Be it a few photographs of the habitat or the wild beings themselves.

These photographs were taken on one such scorching summer afternoons, April, 2018. We waited for hours at various water holes, holding heavy camera gear, feeling all the energy being sucked out by the summer heat, hoping we would come across a big cat by any means but all in vain. Like I said, on some game drives you are just not fortunate enough. So you 18

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have to capture the most of what you get, turns out, sometimes, they may be interesting animal behaviors.

The Asiatic elephant you see here, a young tusker, close to the highway that passes through the forest, is scraping out barks of a tree which forms a part of their diet, a behavior which is not so commonly seen. In addition to fruits, grasses, roots and small plants, tree bark is a favorite food source for elephants. It contains calcium and roughage which aids digestion. Also, to supplement the diet, elephants will dig up earth (using their tusks) to obtain salts and minerals. They place dislodged pieces of soil cakes into their mouth to obtain nutrients. Frequently, these areas result in holes that are a few feet deep and vital minerals are made accessible to other animals as well.

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Nagarhole National Park or Rajiv Gandhi National park is situated in Kodagu district of Karnataka. This is a part of Nilgiri biosphere reserve and is now under the recognition as a heritage site. The park comprising with waterfalls, , Jungles , hills etc . It is one of the best National Park to photograph Asiatic elephants and black leopards. It got Status of a National Park in 1983.

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Aparna Warrier

Kaziranga,

in Golaghat, Assam is one of the very few

sanctuaries that are famed for its one horned Rhinos. However, this world heritage site is also home to many other varied animal and bird species. I had opted for a late afternoon safari.

After a successful sighting of Rhino's we were heading back when I spotted a herd of Wild Buffalo ‘sin that tall grass landscape. I just had to capture this moment when the sun was almost setting and the landscape threw in a beautiful mix of orange, green and browns and hidden among the green grass was these bunch of beautiful majestic animals. Wild Water Buffalo's are an endangered species and its population is ever Aparna Warrier

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Declining. Of the total population 91% lives in India.

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Mohit Kukreja

Story of this photo - Where was I going from my house to Dumna Nature Park Jabalpur and I saw that some monkeys were playing some games with each other that the name of that game was Hide and Seek.

Tiger Photograph by Vishal Wahi.

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"BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ALL IN ONE"

Date- 4 -April -2018 Location - Ranthambore National Park

The famous Krishna T 19’s Cubs, almost a year old.

I spent almost 4 hours in understanding their behavior and how the mother Guides him. There is always one cub who is the dominant one and who gets the share of food also before the other cubs. It was so fascinating to see the mother call for the cubs when she walked up the hills, apparently where she had done a kill. (Most likely a Sambar Deer). Two cubs always obeyed her instructions excepting one mischievous cub. She apparently got the works from the mother and was not given food for her misbehavior.

I will be back to learn more about the cubs as they near 16-18 months. On my next visit I will track the cubs, as it will be time to separate from the mother.

*My biggest question is when they move ahead in life? *Which cubs move out first? *Does he/she move out or the mother is forced to move out like Tigress Noor Had to?

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Dudhwa National Park – Vinod Kumar Goel

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I have been visiting Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in the State of Uttar Pradesh from 2011 and never saw a tiger in the day and hence no photograph. My inherent desire was not only to see a tiger in the broad sunlight but to photograph the same in this reserve this was my 4th visit during the last 6 years or so.

In the morning of 4th June while we were preparing ourselves for the jungle safari I heard a strong alarm call indicating movement of a tiger or a leopard call. I also observed spotted deer moving as per the direction of the sound. But we were late as the park was still not open for the tourist. Secondly the movement of train in the reserved area sometimes makes it difficult to follow the calls given by the denizens of the forest. Even then we thought of taking a chance near the Bhadrola water body not far from the entry gate. However on the route we encountered the family of the elephant .As there was no chance of crossing the family ,we followed them and kept on taking shots as the route had Sal trees on both the sides . This is one of the shot which I liked the most and thought of sharing with the nature lovers.

Later on I was able to see a tigress in Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary for the first time in this park.

During our stay for four days in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve covering its two areas, we could see more than 50 species of birds  Dudhwa National Park, is located in Lakhimpur-Kheri District of Uttar Pradesh, adjacent to Nepal border, is one of the major Project Tiger for wildlife Preservation in India.

Spread over an expanse of approximately 811 km² of marshes, grasslands and dense Jungles, it is a home for over more than 40 species of mammals, 17 species of reptiles and numerous species of birds. It has two core zone : Dudhwa National Park and Kishanpur wildlife sanctuary. They are 15 km apart agricultural land between them. Unlike others National parks in India like Bandhavgarh, Ranthambhore , its environment makes it an ideal place for animal and bird lovers to spend a day or two in peace, & very closest to nature.

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Lone Crocodile lying motionless and half submerged. This juvenile spotted dear came down carelessly for a drink... and in less than a second. He was taken.

A couple of days later we went back to check, we found him resting his head on the carcass.

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Mom and Me

I captured this image during evening safari in Chilla range of Rajaji National Park. It is one of the

lesser explored parks in India, where there are many other main attractions. It's beauty is depicted by its animal heritage- elephants, leopards, tigers, different species of deer’s like Sambhar, and spotted deer’s and Birds- eagles, peacocks, vultures. Spotting the animals is dependent upon luck, patience is very important factor. One can be lucky to see the leopard family and a tiger hunt too.

Child, you will outgrow my shadow but never my heart.

I captured this photograph during the evening safari in winters. The winter blues and fog is clearly visible in the picture, giving it a soothing view.

The mother leaves the baby tusker behind to make himself sufficient. To make him ready to protect himself but at the same time she is also there to guide his way in doing so.

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Changeable Hawk Eagle, Chilla Range May 2018 Rajaji National Park.

Akash Kapoor is a Travel and Wildlife Photographer, wildlife fanatic. He also teaches Photography through online sessions and workshops all over the country.

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Rajaji National Park is located in the state of Uttarakhand, . The picturesque beauty and rich biodiversity of the park serve as its major attractions for both nature well wishers as well as wildlife lovers. In the year 1983, Rajaji Wildlife Sanctuary of Uttaranchal was merged with Motichur and Chilla wildlife sanctuaries and made into Rajaji National Park. The park has been named after Late Sri C. Rajgopalachari (also known as Rajaji), a famous freedom fighter and first governor general of India. Rajaji National Park of India spreads over an area of 820.42 sq km and is open to visitors only from Mid-November to Mid-June.

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On a post-monsoon morning safari in Bandipur with our guide, Nagendra, we drove to a water hole to try our luck, and spotted this cute baby, along with its mother and aunt, separated from the herd. The mother seemed to be a matriarch, much bigger and older than the aunt, and put herself between us and the baby, who was busy learning how to use its trunk, splashing water all around. Seeing us around, mother and aunt drank their fill, and flanked the baby out of the water, on to the trail, with a herd of gaur grazing by the side. They clearly did not like the fact that we, or the gaur, were close. Mom stayed with the baby, and the aunt mock charged us and the gaur, trumpeting, but never straying more than a few meters away from the baby. They then slowly made their way into the forest, the baby firmly between them, and we finally remembered to breathe.

Photo : Ganesh Krishnan Sarma ____________________________________________________________________________________ The Agumbe Rainforest Research Station (ARRS) is one of the biological research stations in India. The station is situated in the backwoods territory of Agumbe at a rise of 560 m above ocean level. The station complex contains the Kudremukh National Park, Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary and Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary. .

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Anant Kaushik It was a hot sunny day in Rishikesh where I was for a couple Being a wildlife lover who would not miss an opportunity to spend time in of days. the wild, I decided to do everything possible to be able to visit the iconic Rajaji National Park located in the pristine mountain ranges surrounding Rishikesh. While the primary focus was to spot a tiger, the jungle that day seem very calm indicating no active movement of the big cat. On our way out of the park, I spotted this raptor (birds of prey) perched on a tree and perfectly camouflaged. I asked the driver to stop the jeep immediately, so that I could steal few pictures of this rugged predator bird. Fortunately, the bird also decided to ruffle the feathers stretching those strong muscles and I got this shot.

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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As it was my first time in Sanjay Gandhi National park. And was moving around and saw small deer n waited there for some time for getting the best shot with its beauty and after sometime the deer stood up then I shot her.

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Photo : Vasishta Jayanti The Story: T-19 or Krishna (daughter of the legendary Machli) with her cubs.

This May the temperatures are a scorching 46 degrees Celsius. The experienced tigress led her cubs to a surreal location where a cave hung just above a rock pool. These caves are always cool and provide relief and protection from the relentless heat. Tigers in these parts will often have a

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few selected caves scattered around their territory that they use based on the time of day and season to protect themselves from the elements.

Krishna is seen here greeting one of her cubs that just got out of the pool, whilst the other was fast asleep on the right corner of the frame. Photographing this behavior is a dream come true.

Braving the unbearable mid-day heat was challenging to say the least. As I post this image a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment fills my heart with joy. I guess this is what keeps me going back to the jungle. Looking forward to another full day in Ranthambore, a land of fantasy and the fabulous!

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ne Cold December morning, I along side my other two brothers were on ourlast safari in

Ranthambore, and during the period of two - two and a half out of being on the safari we did not sight anything. Which led to a drop in our hopes and we started moving back and as we were nearing the gates of the park to exit it, the Walkie-Talkie of the guide rang and it said - There are two tiger in zone 2 walking near the water body. The driver turned to us and asked if we wanted him to turn the wheels back to the forest and he didn’t even wait for us to say yes because he saw the excitement on our face and we were were once again on our way to see the stripes walking through the forest. As soon as we reached the water body both the Mother and her Son were waking on the forest road and we could finally see the royalty of wildlife. Both the mother and son walked in front of us for about 20 minutes giving us incredible poses along the way, one of which was this in which the mother was assuring that we maintained distance and didn’t disturb her highness and the future king of the jungle on their morning walk.

-Meenakshi Rathore

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he Ranthambhore National Park is a Sea of Golden Grass stretching endlessly into the

horizon with dry decidicious forest , the sky overhead changed constantly as the wind played with the clouds . The Ranthambhore is very familiar name for all Wildlife Lovers all around the world.It is one of the biggest and most renowed national park among Northern India . The Park is located in the Sawai Madhopur District of South Eastern Rajasthan and the reserve its name from “ Ranthambhore Fort “, Which is situated inside the National Park on the toip of a hill about -700 ft above Ground Level .

The Ranthambhore Fort was built by a Chauhan Ruler although the exact name of the Ruler is disputed . In the Medival Period its name was “Ranastambha “or Ranastambhapura . It was associated with Jainism during the resign of Prithiviraj 1STOF Chauhan Dynasty in the 12th Century .The fortress was Captured by the kingdom of Rana Hamir Dev (1326-1364) and Rana Kumbha (1433-1468). Rana Hamir Dev was the Rajput Ruler who ruled it when the fort was besiged by Allaudin Khilji . The Fort is known for the glory and Valor of its Great Ruler Rana Hamir Dev . After the Death of Rana Hamir Dev may other Kings was also ruled at there but in 17th Century the fortress passed to the Kachawaha Maharajas of Jaipur and its Remain part of Jaipur state Unit India’s Independence .Inside the fort there are three Hindu Temples dedicated to Ganesh , Shiva , and Ramlalaji constructed in 12th and 13th Century from Red Karauli Stone , There is also a jain Temple of Lord Sumatinath and Sambhavanath . In 2013 at the 37th Session of the World Heritage Committee , Ranthambhore fort , along with 5 others forts of Rajasthan .

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Ranthambhore was once protected as private hunting Reserve by Jaipur State for its Rulers and guests . This Area was Declared a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1955 . In 1973 Ranthambhore become one of nine project Tiger Reserve of India and was acoreted a status of National Park in 1980 and is presently around 1350 sq km . Ranthambhore forest spread over undulating boundaries of two major gill systems , the Arvalis of North Western India and the Vindhyas of Central India . Three large man made lakes in the central parts of the park are the major water bodies which support rich aquatic flora and fauna including the Indian Mash Mugger Corcodile and on the outskirts of the Reserve , the River banas flows from the north to the South East Where it merges into river chambal which flows From the South of the Reserve .

Ranthamhore National Park contuines a huge variety of animals , birds ,and reptiles with in it . The Land of legends Ranthambhore in every case is unusual among the indian reserves with one and only reason , the presence of large numers of Bengal Tigers in the area . If anyone knows Ranthambhore its all because of presence of Royal Bengal Tigers .The tiger is the apex predators of the jungles of Ranthambhore and legend that preceds their lineages . All the names that have been given to the tigers and tigeress have an association with the historical Ranthambhore fort . For Example one of the tigers is named “Hamir “ . The Male Tiger Fateh honours “ Fateh Singh Rathore “etc . Interestingly every tiger lover throngoing to Ranthambhore Park has a happy tiger story to take home from a toothless but majestic vetrvan (Machali ) who loves to pose for the tourist and Simalirly tourist can equally get attached to the yearing lover called (Romen t-6) . The Stories and life histories of the Royal Bengal Tiger will definitely complete you to the impressive beholders of these impherial creatures on the exclusive leopard is seen on Escarpments sharing territory with its powerful and dangerous. Cousin “ The Tigers “ Caracat is also present in the park . Approximately to Species of animals present in the park and has a rich populations of herbivores Sambhar and Cheetal are the two deer species which from the main food for the preadators . Nilgai , an Antelope and Chinakara also found the National Park .Wild Boars and Sloth Bears are the Omnivores found in this Park . Hyeans and Jackals are the Main Scavengers of Ranthmabhore although , Hyenas also hunt but they can mostly hunt at night time and difficult to spot . Langurs are the main Primate found almost all the part but we can see a great bonding between deer and a langur they mostly stay close to each other . Civets , ratel and porcurpines are the nocturnal animals . Ranthambhore also attracts over 260 varieties of birds including migratory species .

Our Earth is a unique planet on which all living organisms living together by sharing many things and also depend on each other things . Its Does not matter that What we are either a unicellular or a multicellular but all of them plays an important role for balancing the nature . Even a Microscopic Parasite also are important for our life .We should Understand the importance of every species and should love and Respect Them .

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● Kunal Shah Welcome to Nagzira :) A Crested Serpent Eagle juvenile guides us into the jungle, as a silent peafowl watches by In case you're wondering where the peafowl is, it is at the extreme right (of the frame )So it was a few days back when I was at this beautiful place called Nagzira. It's a paradise! The jungle is inviting, the foliage is dense, the birds, it’s a heaven for birders! I had some of the most beautiful experiences that I can never forget. Living in the actual forest, the core Area, where you can hear loud alarm calls, rutting calls of deer the entire night, where you may even spot a leopard or wild dogs even from your room, is only possible at Nagzira! Be it spending peaceful time under the trees along the Nagzira lake, looking out for the Grey headed fish eagle who's calls would echo the entire day, be it the safaris in the jungle along with the company of a hell lot of wild dogs, gaurs, eagles and deer .Your luck may even show you a tiger or a Head On leopard! Yes this is possible at Nagzira! The people here, the guides, drivers have a very soft, kind nature. They’ve a lotto share, things that we could never imagine of, stuff that we would never ever get to know from any book. Sitting in the canteen at night, right in the middle of the jungle, with a cup of hot coffee while it poured heavily outside, listening to their experiences, their stories was a bliss, which you could never ever get in any other forest. And how can I not mention the search for the scorpion which entered our room at night and started playing hide and seek! We had to devote half an hour of our sleep to search the scorpion, who was hiding under our bed, and then let it out of the room Another thing which I personally liked about this place was that the guides truly want to show us the entire forest, each and every

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Tree, bird, animal. There is no 'run for the tiger' here. I could never ever miss an opportunity to get back to this enchanting place again!

On A foggy winter morning when we entered Manas National Park, we came accrues the

mesmerizing beauty of nature with dense forest, where in broad day light you struggle to get light due to thick natural canopy. I was busy in observing the wonderful sight, and the feeling the fresh air. Manas is full flora is based on century old Cotton trees. Manas National park is widely spread coving 950 Sq Km of Area. In this will spread are you find lot of endangered and unique animals, Birds & Reptiles. I went to Manas national Park with a expectation to capture all the rare species, and one of the rare species I expected was “Indian Hog Dear”. Indian Hog Dear is only seen in North East of India and Manas was one of them. On second of my trip i left my hotel at my regular time of 6 am, at around 7 am I was in the Central range of Manas National Park clicking Weathered Horn Bill pair. Suddenly my Guide and me heard some sound on my left side, we observed some grass moving. We expected some mammal is moving towards us and suddenly we saw Indian hog dear peeping out from the Grass and looking towards us. The light was perfect on Hog dear to make the moment special.

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When I planned a visit to the Dhikala Zone of Jim Corbett, Landscapes and the elephants were primarily on mind. It was a long wait of 2 months since the booking and the day arrived…we were picked by a gypsy from Corbett Machaan resort, to be taken up into the forest. The drive into the FRH which was 31 KM inside the forest itself was a wonderful experience, as we crossed dry river basins with big white pebbles, tall sal trees along side best 2 hour drive I’ve have ever had, as yet. The room was basic & lunch ok & immaterial as we started the afternoon safari the ever friendly driver & the guide took us for a customary check near Mota Sal (a big Sal tree burnt by lightning). We were then taken along the vast grass lands was mesmerizing we did hit upon a few elephants but they rushed and vanished towards the river in haste after that the driver took us through the forest, along the

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Riverside and at one place crossed the river which had some water flowing - crystal clear over a bridge that was made of wooden logs it was just outlandish already and we reached a place and hit a mound and big pool of water below the guide pointed out to a tree and mentioned that the tiger comes down from the hillock and hits the water next to the tree almost every day and if we were lucky we can get to see her - and it was around 4.30 PM then we were about 100-150 meters looking into the mound/tree, probably positioned to see the tiger coming down and the wait started for about an hour there was no issue we could manage few pulls on each other in whispering voice I pointed out to the kids the Indian Paradise Fly Catcher, taking a dip and getting to a branch repeatedly they enjoyed it but beyond a point the kids became restless ”Appa let us go there seems I hear warning call there” elder one with his info! “appa when we wait here, if tiger goes somewhere else we will miss let us keep circling..ask uncle to go” younger one “next time don’t ask appa to take to wherever he goes if he had come alone he would have peacefully waited” wife to the kids and this was taking few rounds and it was 5.45 PM kids too restless had to relent and requested the guide to move he did but after few meters he stopped and this play continued for another 30 mins moving 10-20 meters and stopping. it was around 6.15 PM the guide said we are already running out of time last 5 mins and we will go by this time we were just by the side of the pool of water another safari jeep which went around came back to check if tiger had come out we said no looking up the hill in dejection and the other driver said “ye lo tiger aa gayi ! and yes ‘son top of the hill unaware of the 10-20 pairs of eyes that were waiting for it, tiger slowly started coming down it emerged exactly near the tree the guide mentioned Walked into the pool of water spent some minutes cooling off got out walked towards the grassland took stalking pose for a few seconds we realized there was a sambar deer there and slowly vanished into the grass it was time for us also to leave and we rushed backbone of the picture from the series where she was seen cooling off in the pool with just her head out attached here.

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Yesterday on 20th of May, I was having my a regular weekend with my family at my aunt's place and suddenly from all the chirps around I heard the Tuk-Tuk sound of Coppersmith Barbet (as its name suggests). So I grabbed my camera from my bag and scanned through the trees around and found this lovely bird searching around for small berries and fruits. I clicked few images of it lurking from branches and then suddenly it came out in open displayed it's beautiful self and was able to manage to take this click!!

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Took this shot at Jim Corbett National Park, Jim Corbett Uttarakhand.

Just as we were on our way to the forest rest house at Jim Corbett national park, we found herd of elephants crossing the main road of the Dhikala zone heading towards the river to have a great shower.

Text & Photo: Pushpa Anand

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Situated in the region of Nainital, Corbett National Park is an ideal place for nature devotees and untamed life lovers. It is a magnificent place in India considered as a center point of energy and excitement. The entire degree of the recreation center is isolated into four unique zones called Bijrani, Dhikala, Jhirna and Durgadevi zones.

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A bush almost resembles the display dance of a Peacock, that’s the beauty of Nature.

Early morning golden hour shot, Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary.

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During rainy season Me and My friends went for a photo walk in Sanjay Gandhi national park. I was just looking for something new something unique at that time the group of deer’s were passing through and I got this perfect shot.

Sanjay Gandhi National Park is a beautiful park located in Borivali Mumbai. It lies on the northern part of the suburbs of Mumbai and spread over a total area of 104 sq. km. A large number of people visit the park, it is roughly estimated that around 2 million visitors come here annually. The recreation center is finished with a wide assortment of greenery.

Sanjay Gandhi National Park earlier called Krishnagiri National Park before independence. But after independence it was called Borivali National Park as it is very close to the residential area of Borivali. The best time to see winged animals are October to April and butterflies from August to November. In the year 1981 the park was renamed as Sanjay Gandhi National Park, in memory of the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's son.

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Arrowhead, Forest dept numbered her T.84.

It was a beautiful evening in December 2017 when she was on her evening patrol and we were lucky enough to witness her in the golden light.

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This is my photo from Pink celebration 2018, Porbandar, Gujarat. In Porbandar there is placed called Chhaya. There is one cement factory at this place. There is one small lake behind the company. Cement produce lots of amount byproduct and they release this byproduct in this lake. So due to chemical reaction between water and byproduct it produce special type of algae in this lake. Which attract thousands of lesser flamingos? This year there is about more than 20000+ lesser flamingos. This is photo of Courtship dance of lesser flamingos. In this dance male flamingos are together at one place then they dance in one special formation to attract female lesser flamingos formatting.

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Flamingos Spend 15- 30 % of the day in cleaning their feathers.

Generally Lesser Flamingos arriving in October and leave in June. Flamingos can be seen just 10 feet away.

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my recent trip to Chopta in April .it was the time to go again & explore the

mountains. So after a short discussion with my birding friends, we planned for kotdwar this time the place is amazing diversity of avifaunal species. We have two days to explore the bird species. after seeing broadbills, parakeets, woodpeckers & other common birds there is no sign of movement of this species of flycatcher. We move ahead and decided to take rest beside a small water stream as the weather was too humid & hot .We noticed that there are also bird activity going on suddenly birds came down the stream & quenching their thirst and cooling themselves by taking a dip in the stream & then the moment we are waiting for finally came down. Firstly appeared a female little pied & than finally the proud male too made its appearance .They took a bath and made a quick splash in the water and then perched peacefully .It gives me ample time to get some decent shots and a got a video too. That’s the joy of birding.

Text & Image: Thakur Ajay Singh Rajawat

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Aakot range, Melghat tiger reserve dist, Akola.

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Panna Tiger Reserve : Saurabh Mandaknalli

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ituated on the banks of Ken River in the Vindhayan hills of Madhya Pradesh, Panna is a

relatively unexplored tiger reserve. This is a deciduous type of forest characterized by extensive plateaus and beautiful gorges.

Panna became a tiger reserve in 1994. In 2009, Panna lost all its tigers to poaching. Eight years since their disappearance tigers have been reintroduced to this forest from the neighboring national parks. Not only have they been reintroduced but their population has flourished.

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One female each from Bandhavgarh National Park (coded T1) and Kanha National Park (T2) were trans-located to Panna Tiger Reserve.

The reserve has regular tiger sightings but what amuse people are the very frequent leopard sightings, a few jackals, hyenas and many different varieties of vultures.

It was our last drive and we were off to Dhundua area, a ravishing gorge in Panna for clicking some vultures and peregrine falcons. To add to our joy, we got a bird eye view of a tiger sitting on the top of a boulder. He was a huge male: P112. He is the younger cub from the first litter of T1. She gave birth to her first litter at Dhundua. So basically, Dhundua is like a home to P112 .

Save the Tigers: Did You Know?? – Project Tiger is a Tiger Conservation Program me launched in 1973.

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World Trending Tapan D Sheth ( The Man of Gir) Exclusive Interview .

Wildlife Photographer Mr. Tapan Sheth has described about Himself & Wildlife as you might have seen him , Recently Mr. Tapan Sheth has been Interviewed By WIF India‘s Editor Devesh Kumar .

Photo : Tapan Sheth

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1.If Not a Wildlife Photographer what you would have been?

Wildlife Photography is my hobby, and as you know I am a software engineer. And I run a software company since 14 years. I used to play good cricket and was a very good drawing artist, so those two might be my interested area if I was not into wildlife photography.

2. Three Things Not Many People Know About You? I am very lazy, and yes sometimes it costs to my photography as well, as in filed I avoid trekking, walking with heavy equipment and all, so yes you can say I am very lazy. 2. As I mentioned earlier I was a very good drawing artist, but don’t know as time passes when that hobby left behind. 3. Whenever I went into the field, there are few things which I never forget, you can say I am superstitious about those things, and I never step in the filed without them.

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3.Gir or Corbett which one your favourite Destination to photograph?

Of course Gir, Gir is very close to my heart and you can say whatever I am today into the wildlife photography that is only because of Gir, Gir has given me so much in terms of knowledge, attachments with animals as well as all the locals of Gir. The first international award I won that is also a Lion. Gir is like my second home and very close to my heart .As you know Gir is the only home of Asiatic Lion, and there are phenomenal efforts done by everyone to protect them. They have managed to retain amazing growth in their population and govt spreading awareness about the conservation and other wildlife as well.

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4. Which Animal is your Favourite and Why? Of course Lion, as I have learnt my abc of photography with them, spending many years with them and a kind of emotional attachment with lions which can’t be described in words. Every time I see them there is kind of smile which cover my face that no other animal can. Lion only 5. Tell some lines about your shot of Raju Male Lion?

Raju, the handsome, royal what else I can say. He was the very bold lion of the tourism area, and one of the most photographed lion during his period. You don’t believe that the first Lion which I have seen was Raju, and it was my life’s first lion click as well. He was the king of area, Every time I visit Gir I always remember him. Though he is not with us anymore but his memories and whenever we pass by his territory I always remember him.

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Wildlife In Art Deer fascinates me the most with its enormous beauty and calm nature. It inspired me to roll my hands over drawing this wild kid. I really enjoyed creating this masterpiece of wildlife on paper.

-Ms. Shubhangi Gaikwad (Artist)

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S A V E T H E T I G E R - By : Anuja Kewale The tiger is not just a charismatic species or just another wild animal living in some far away forest.

The tiger is a unique animal which plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of an ecosystem. It is a top predator which is at the apex of the food chain and keeps the population of wild ungulates in check, thereby maintaining the balance between prey herbivores and the vegetation upon which they feed.

If the tigers go extinct, the entire system would collapse.

Therefore, it’s not just about saving a beautiful animal. It is about making sure that we live a little longer as the forests are known to provide ecological services like clean air, water, pollination, temperature regulation etc.

Photo : Sadu Shelar

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Richa Kedia is a self-taught artist, illustrator, muralist and graphic designer. She is a Chemical Engineer by qualification but an artist by passion and now profession. She has worked in various reputed corporates, while painting over the weekends but then finally realized that she wanted to do something more meaningful all days a week and not just the weekends. So she quit my corporate job to pursue art full time. So now, along with various freelance projects in art, wall painting and design, she also conducts art workshops.

She is well traveled, well read and has a penchant for nature, wildlife, science and history; thereby rendering multiple dimensions to her art! Also she loves to experiment in various mediums and styles, though rendering birds in watercolors remain as one of her pet projects

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pecial Mention The Snow Leopard –Anand Namidar

Snow Leopard

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now leopards survive in high altitudes and depend on prey that survive in these

challenging climates. The key prey species for Snow Leopards are the Bharal (or Blue Sheep) and the Ibex to name a few. During winter when the high-altitude slopes get covered by snow, the prey species move down to comparatively lower altitudes and this bring the snow leopards down with them. It is when this local migration happens that photographers have a chance to watch and photograph these beautiful cats .

Himachal and Ladakh provide likely spots where the probability of running into these animals are high. The remoteness of the area and the constant snow fall and avalanches during winter means that the itinerary must be flexible. To see this animal, tracking begins early morning by local expert trackers as they set out to find pugmarks and other tell-tale signs and scan the ledges where snow leopards frequent.

Fresh snow would mean that tracking can be easier if done before the snow starts melting in the afternoon. The terrain is not easy due to the lack of oxygen and the fact that one would need to climb to reach the spot from where the snow leopard can be photographed (roads are few and not all weather).

This photograph was taken in Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh where the chances of seeing the snow leopard increases during the winter months. The leopard was tracked early in the morning on an opposite mountain face due to which we were lucky enough to see its complete movement during the day.

The snow leopard, on spotting Ibex feeding below along the cliff edges, moved into a stalking position above them and made a final sprint down towards them. The distance was too far, and the Ibex made an escape by running down the cliff face onto the perpendicular rocks below.

Snow Leopard is one of the large species of big cat family (feline family) native to the mountain scopes of Himalayas. Snow leopard habitats in India includes in five mountain state of Jammu and Kashmir, , Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh. We accompanied a rundown of five best National Park to spot Endangered Snow Leopard in India.

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A sudden cacophony of calls, oozing with palpable tension and anxiety, pierced through the bamboo groves on Dhawajhandi, a call that only means one thing, a tiger who has just charged!

No sooner than i picked my camera that this happened! A flash of brown, a very quick bolt of orange and silence again!

With hands still trembling and heart racing faster than what i had just experienced, i was really lucky and blessed to document this memorable natural history moment.

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The jungle has so many beautiful moments to offer, if one decides to look for them! While returning from a morning drive in May, we stumbled upon one such amazing natural moment. The "caw-caw" of a group of crows brought us to a halt on the main road. Though it was behind a cluster of tall grass, it did not take us long to realize what was going on.

Through the grass, we could first see a pair jackals running around with small pieces of meat in their mouths. Then arrived a family of wild boars, followed by two vultures. The jungle crows were in their company all along. We could not believe our luck, as, within a few minutes, we had all the jungle's major scavengers in front of us in the same frame.

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Photo: Manish Singanjude / Research Biologist at WII Chandrabhani, Dehradun

Orang National Park is also called as Rajiv Gandhi National Park, situated in the Darrang and Sonitpur locale of the territory of Assam.

It was announced as a National Park in 1999. Add up to region of the recreation center is around 78.81 Km2.

The National Park has been renamed now and is authoritatively called the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park. The recreation center has a rich widely varied flora & fauna ,including great Indian onehorned Rhinoceros, Elephant, Leopard, Sambar, Barking Deer, Bengal Tiger, varieties of water birds, Green Pigeon, Teal , Goose, etc. The park is also famous for its migratory birds especially like milky white pelicans.

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This Image of Sarus cranes as " Calling Almighty"

Image Caption:- The Keoladeo Ghana National Park formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India is a famous man-made and man-managed wetland that plays host to thousands of birds especially during the winter season. When I visited the place in the month of November, 2014, the beautiful symbol of the National park attracted me, that contains a pair of sarus crane calling. I made up my mind to click exact frame. There were 7-8 different pairs of sarus cranes I sighted. In one of their displaying for mating, I could shot this beautiful image that appears as if the birds are calling to Almighty for solving problems on the earth. The image is taken by canon 7D with 100-400mm lens.

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A fight for save life Shikra (Accipiter badius) Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Dhikala Corbett Tiger Reserve April 2018 .

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he shikra is thought to be the commonest little falcon of dry forest and savanna in Africa and

India. The grown-up male shikra is littler than the female with a striking red eye, pale dark plumage above and barred chestnut quills beneath. Conversely, the grown-up female is darker and browner, with a profound orange eye. The young ones can be distinguished by the dark stripe on the throat, the darker, drop-like streaking on the bosom, the excepting on the flanks, and the yellow-darker eye.

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Acouple of weeks ago, I was at the Aanejhari butterfly camp near Agumbe, Karnataka, and found out that some lizards there have wings and wing patterns as colorful as butterflies :). The Southern Flying Lizard, (Draco dussumieri), is endemic to the Western Ghats. It is capable of gliding from tree to tree, using the loose skin on the side of body, called the patagium, as wings. The males have a long yellow dewlap that they extend to display to females and ward off other males. I wonder if their colorful patagium are also used for display, to attract females nearby.

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This Image of Jungle Owlet is taken from Kukurmara, Assam.

Photo of the Month Photo : Chintu Thakuria

Chintu Thakuria ‘S Photo has been selected as Photo of the Month -The image was taken from Assam, Assam is famous for wildlife holiday destinations in North East India. The state comprises of a many sanctuaries and national parks including Manas. Assam is famous for Kaziranga (One Horned Rhino ) Mainly and also the home of wildlife . It is one of the most visited states of India that attracts people from across the world who love and care wildlife.

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In the picture is 'Baaras', majestic tigress in Khursapar zone of Pench National Park, which is also believed to be the original locale of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book. The name 'Baaras' comes from the distinct '12' (Baara in Hindi) shaped mark over her left eye.

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Image Description: “Hey Intruder” Location: Rajaji National Park

Description: Rajaji National Park is undoubtedly for its perfect picturesque magnificent and rich bio-diversity. A heaven for nature lovers and untamed life lovers, the untamed life of the recreation center of Rajaji is honored with elephants, tigers, leopards , deer and gharials as its best known living creatures. Three sanctuaries under the foothills of Shivalik Range Uttrakhand – Rajaji, Motichur and Chila were merged into a substantial secured zone and named Rajaji National Park in the year 1983 after the renowned famous freedom fighter and first governor general of India Late Sri C. Rajagopalachari; famously known as “Rajaji”-

Being greeted by this adorable family made my Sunday morning memorable. While the father was on a watch for intruders (considering me as well), the mother was on the run in search of berries for the tiny ones.

When you blend photography with the beauty of nature the results you get are outstanding, that’s what happened here as I was taking a stroll through the jungles of the Rajaji National Park (not even 5 kilometers from where I reside). I came across this precious moment of the Father and the infants bonding. I wonder what they were thinking when they saw me, were they like “oh hello there” or “hey human stay away”.

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This shot is taken in my home garden and sit daily on mango tree and they enjoy the delicious mangoes Location: Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Date: 3 -6-18 Camera: Sony A58 Lens: 55-200mm Photo: Thakur Nikhil Raghuwanshi

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Malabar grey hornbill and story goes like "The bird was swinging on the branch wasn't Malabar Gliding Frog.

Monsoon in western ghats makes the forests alive especially during night. The sound of water pouring down and the soothing climate is heavenly.

We spend a lot of time in Agumbe, Karnataka during monsoon every year. This is the right time to witness the mating of frogs. Where the common toads are in 1000s wanting to mate, the Malabar Gliding Frog is a beauty, a treat to the eyes. The orange webbing between the finger and toes makes them unique. This girl was sitting on the damp leaves on the ground, the brilliant contrast of brown wet leaves and the bright Green ones was so mesmerizing that we decided to capture this scene no matter the risk, We had to lay down on the ground, protect out gears from water, setup the flash in the right angle to get the perfect shot of this beautiful Malabar gliding frog which speaks for itself and this is what we love about monsoons. It's not easy but passion makes it lovable and the pictures we produce is worth the struggle.

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