16 November, 2025 – 22 November, 2025. Top pick of India’s threatened wildlife in photographs this week. Image copyright of the photographer.
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A mugger crocodile glides silently across the calm waters of the Tawa Reservoir in Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradehs its armoured back breaking the surface like a living relic of deep time.
Photograph: Håvard Rosenlund / Wildlife Vagabond
A tigress strides through the rain-washed forests of Kabini, her two cubs keeping close to her flank as they move through a carpet of fresh monsoon green. Scenes like this reflect the quiet success of southern India’s protected reserves, where healthy prey populations and intact habitat have allowed tiger mothers to raise their young in relative safety.
Photograph: Shaaz Jung / Instagram
An Egyptian vulture cuts across the hazy morning sky above the Dhanauri wetlands in Uttar Pradesh, its stark white plumage and inky flight feathers catching the soft winter light. Once widespread across India, the Egyptian vulture has suffered steep declines due to poisoning, food scarcity and collisions, and is now listed as Endangered — making sightings like this one ever more precious.
Photograph: Wildo_graphers / Instagram
A leopard eases its way down a weathered tree trunk in Bandipur, every muscle coiled with the liquid precision of a seasoned climber. Bandipur’s forests are one of the strongholds of this adaptable big cat.
Photograph: Kamalak Kannan BV / X
An Amur Falcon satellite-tagged by Wildlife Institute of India showed incredible endurance when data revealed that it flew non-stop more than 3000 km across the Arabian Sea to reach Africa for its winter stay over. The birds are known to travel thousands of kilometres from Russia and China – their breeding ground to Africa during the winters. The brief stop over in Northeast states of India like Manipur helps the bird re-fuel themselves for the long journey ahead. Once hunted in millions, community led conservation efforts have helped ensure the guests stay safe while they stay in India.
Photograph: Supriyasahujs / Instagram
A golden jackal pads along a sun-baked track in Kanha Tiger Reserve, its lean frame and alert amber eyes catching the last warmth of the afternoon light. Though often overshadowed by the reserve’s larger predators, jackals play a vital role as scavengers and small-game hunters, quietly maintaining the ecological balance of Kanha’s thriving wilderness.
Photograph: Anjan Lal / Facebook
A bright African red-knobbed starfish lies against the shallow shoreline of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. Though commonly found in the Indo-Pacific, sightings along India’s southeast coast always draw attention for their striking coloration and curious, almost sculptural form.
Photograph: Chanchal Sarkar / Facebook
With its distinctive dark stripes, shaggy mane, and cautious, loping gait, the striped hyena moves like a shadow along the scrub and rocky grasslands that fringe the city. Maharashtra remains an important part of their range, where habitat fragmentation and road mortality are ongoing challenges.
Photograph: Iva Roy / Facebook
Caught mid-call with its beak open, the Red-headed Vulture reveals the stark power and presence that once made this species a dominant scavenger across India’s forests. Now critically endangered, the red-headed vulture survives in scattered pockets like the Nilgiri landscape, where old-growth trees and healthy herbivore populations still support its way of life.
Photograph: Arpan Saha / Facebook
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Beautiful stories especially about the Amur Falcons and photographs.
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