Treading on the dirt path is part and parcel of trekking but sometimes even the most seasoned trekkers long for a little comfort when they’ve been on the go for a while. A soft bed and a hot drink when high up in the mountains sounds very tempting and many ardent trekkers have found the perfect solution in home-stays and tea house treks. The concept of staying with the locals rather than in tents and hotels has caught on big time with the adventurous youth today.
Four Leopards Killed Each Week in India
There are four leopards that have been killed every week in India in the last decade, according to wildlife group TRAFFIC. The new fidning suggest that leopards of India, just like the tigers may soon become a rare entity.
Quick Action saves Slow Loris from becoming Food
Manipur’s Lourembam Nanda Singh is an animal lover, but even he did not imagine that he would one day save an animal served to him for dinner! Counted among India’s most endangered species, a Bengal Slow Loris evaded its untimely death when Singh refused to eat the animal served to him as a dish and made sure it was returned to its habitat.
Interview: Tiasa Adhya, Fishing for the Fishing Cats
The mangroves of Sundarban are known to be home to one of the most popular wild cats of India- the Royal Bengal Tiger. But there is another wild cat that lives in the same marshy land which sadly does not enjoy the same repute as the tiger, but is a fantastic animal none the less. We are talking about the Fishing cat, a feline much like the domestic cat in appearance but twice the size and with a more masculine body. Naturalist Tiasa Adhya has committed herself to study this particular animal hoping that her research gives voice to an endangered wild cat that not many know about.
Long Live Tigers
I wish someone told me, every tiger has nine lives.
Phansad: The lesser known Wilderness
Forget popular reserves like Corbett and Ranthambore and take a weekend break to a lesser known destination called Phansad Wildlife sanctuary. It is the same dose of wilderness without the tourist crowd.
Poachers Cut Rhino’s Horn in Assam
Poachers have once again surfaced as the evil doers in Assam when they shot and cut the horn of a Rhino while it was still alive in Kaziranga National Park. The Great One Horned Rhinoceros was found in an appalling condition by the forest department who tried in vain to save the dying animal.
Amazing Facts about the Rhino
Rhinoceros looks like an animal straight from the dinosaur age and it is indeed for the last 50 million years that this stealthy aninmal has inhabited our planet. The most prominent feature of this animal is undoubtedly the horn but did you know that the rhino is an accomplished sprinter or why it doesn’t mind some birds perching on its back all the time. Here are answers to these and some more amazing facts about the rhino.
Have you Voted for India’s National Microbe?
India’s national animal is the Tiger, the national bird is peacock and the national tree is the Banyan tree. Now get ready to add another species to the list with the government planning to give a huge recognition to a tiny little microbe. Soon one among a handful of short listed microorganism will be adopted as the national micro-organism of India and if you like the idea, you can even vote for your favourite microbe.
Massive Jumbo Problem for Temples
It is literally a ton of weight on the shoulders of authorities of Tamil Nadu in southern India. The temple elephants kept for religious reasons in the state are getting obese, and now their keepers are planning a strict diet and exercise regime to bring the jumbos back into shape.
Kaas Plateau – Wild Flower Fantasy
Carpets of flowers in all colors… purples, yellows, violets, whites, pink, blues, hues of greens and browns. Rains and magical mists that swallow up the landscape one moment and cool breeze that rub it away to reveal marvelous dazzle of colors spread out in an expansive plain. This awaits you at Kaas, the Plateau of Flowers in the Western Ghats.