Tigress ST-9 was relocated from Ranthambore national park to Sariska tiger reserve in 2013. Now, she has given birth to her first cub in Sariska, raising the number of tigers in the reserve to 14 and triggering hope that the park is back on conservation track. The first indication of the new cub came […]
Photos: Skipping Rhinos And Elephants In A Pond
These photos have been taken by Adele Grunberg who visited Kaziranga National Park in India, in 2014 and was in for a pleasant surprise when she saw a bulky rhino skipping like children and elephants swimming in a pond filled with pink water hyacinths. This is a guest post. Photos and story re-published with permission […]
Rare Lion Tailed Macaque Seen For The First Time In Kaiga Forest
[AdSense-B] Kaiga forest area in North Karnataka is around India’s premiere Nuclear power plant in the Western Ghats. It is here that for the first time ever, the rare Lion tailed macaque were spotted for the first time. Lion tailed macaques are an endangered species of primate found only in the Western Ghats of India. […]
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Eurasian Otter Spotted For The First Time In India
For the first time in India, scientists have proof and photograph of the presence of the rare Eurasian Otter in India. These mammals were photographed using camera traps in the jungles of Satpura Tiger reserve and Kanha-Pench border of Madhya Pradesh. The photo evidence was obtained between November 2015 and February when Wildlife Conservation Trust […]
Photos: The Cycle Rickshaw Guides Of Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
Every morning at 6:30 am the gates open to the Keoladeo Ghana National Park, formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, and India’s premier destination for spotting over 230 species of birds. The tourists, bird lovers, photographers have normally already queued up at least half an hour in advance, with entry passes in hand. Also […]
In A First, Scientists Track A Great Indian Bustard’s Over 7000 km Flight
For the first time in India, the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard has been tracked for a distance of 7774 km using satellite telemetry. This tracking has provided information about the bird such as its breeding pattern, feeding behavior and preferred habitat. With only 300 of the birds left in the wild, this insight would […]
Photographers Discover A New Species Of Primate In India
The White Cheeked Macaque, a new species of primate, has been spotted in Arunachal Pradesh by a group of wildlife photographers and biologists from North East India. The macaque is a new species that was discovered in 2015 by Dr Li Cheng and his group from the Modog in South-eastern Tibet in China. The discovery […]
Tiger Rising: Celebrate With Caution
When we were kids, one of the favorite things to do was listening to my grandfather’s stories. He had a bagful of them, picked from his many tours and travels across India, seldom fictional and always ending with a funny twist. One such story that he told us often, was a jeep ride on […]
Life Of A Tiger
BIRTH Newborns tigers are born blind and are completely dependent on their mother. Image via Discover Wildlife GROWING YEARS Fewer than half of the cubs that are born live past two years of age. Image via Softpedia Image via Dailymail AS ADULTS Image via cc/Flickr by stachelbeer
Photos: 10 Rare And Colourful Birds Of India
Look out! There are some brilliant coloured birds about to land on your screen! Mangrove Pitta The pitta is a colorful little bird that can be easily spotted from a distance because of its distinguishing orange-yellow breast, green and blue wings and a red tail. The marshland bird is becoming very rare though as […]