tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15487828721668664472024-03-14T08:27:59.186-07:00Tigers in IndiaA blog about Indian wildlife. Stories straight from jungle - where it all happens. Sharing tiger safari experience and news about big cats from India. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-27104973968355457462018-07-20T20:54:00.000-07:002018-07-20T20:54:22.971-07:00Planning a Wildlife Tour<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Planning a wildlife safari in India? Confused from where to start? Search engines are loaded with information about planning safaris, booking accommodation and transportation. But the real fight is getting a safari ticket. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Travel bloggers from all over the globe have been visiting and writing about Indian wildlife. Some call it adventure while others term it as an excursion. “Things to carry” and “What to do and what not” articles are readily available all over the web. But all this comes to help only when you’ve decided the destinations and your itinerary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So first decide the destination according to your choice and interest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This can be a tiring and confusing process as not every member travelling with you has the same interest. Some might look for birds and some might go after the big cats. It is beaches for some and mountains to the rest. India is a large nation with diverse destinations. So plan your travel according to your need, time and pocket. If you’re looking for Asiatic Lions go to Gir National Park in Gujarat, and if you’re interested in bird watching, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is the place for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once you know what interests the group and have shortlisted the destinations you would like to explore, you can start the booking process accordingly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Booking your hotel, transportation and safari rides can be taken care of by good </span><a href="http://www.wildindiansafari.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">destination management companies</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which follow the responsible eco-tourism policies. I would recommend companies that are certified by TOFT (Travel Operators For Tigers) and follow the guidelines of responsible travel in India.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It does not end here. Stay and transportation is half job done, the purpose of the visit follows – The Jungle Safari!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTdl2OjfWvN7iZLf04o5vAZWuCFE3VWbr7gkuHz1a7klp-3AUVe1AHS0VT29AV3y_L_qmrptbwLu69ZJhCeBzJw273dT1eqDxVgz1D1jPGX-w8f-gtI5Ey4Z75eUiO0Ygo-eL2ksfiMLw/s1600/DSC_0488+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A joy ride as it may seem, </span>is only possible if you have the ticket to the roller-coaster. Safaris are booked well in advance and it is a first come, first serve process. Tiger reserves have several zones which are further divided by a number of entry gates. Each zone and gate has its positives and negatives. Some are good for tiger watching and some are birding paradise. While the topography of some many render you speechless. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My suggestions would be to ask the tour service provider to inquire the availability of the zones. They do this on a daily basis and are good at it. They have their team of naturalists and birding guides who are regular visitors to the parks and have deep knowledge about sighting of tigers and leopards. They even excel at birding in these areas and can help you find your targeted species. It is highly recommended for readers to engage one for their trip. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take out some time and discuss your plan and your targeted checklist with your naturalist. Ask them more about the place. They might be able to help you add more to your list. Some of the local facts and findings which are not even on web articles are known to them. Their experience will surely come in handy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b>Asiatic Lions</b>: <i>Gir National Park, Gujarat</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b>Royal Bengal Tigers:</b> <i>Kanha and Bandhavgarh, Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra and Ranthambore ,Rajasthan.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b><i>Rhinoceros:</i></b><i> Kaziranga National Park, Assam</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>•</i><span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre;"> </span><b>Wild Ass:</b><i> Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>•</i><span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre;"> </span><b>Birds:</b><i> Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan</i></span></div>
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When it comes to tiger sighting, Bandhavgarh Reserve is the first choice of tourists coming to India. Tiger spotting is fairly easy due to the high density of tigers found in the park. The land of Charger and B2 has never disappointed. The legend of Sita and Charger is not new to anyone. The couple raised several litters in their kingdom before Sita fell to a trap of poachers in 1998. The tigers we see today in Bandhavgarh are the bloodline of the royal couple.<br />
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Today, the jungle holds a population of about 60 tigers in the tourism area. The area open to tourists is divided in 3 core zones viz. Tala, Magdhi and Khitauli. The buffer is further divided into 3 zones which are Pachpedi, Dhamokhar and Panpatha. The manmade barriers, gates and zones are no hindrance to a territorial cat like Tiger. Every zone and route is its territory.<br />
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The forest department of Madhya Pradesh takes care of safari bookings in Bandhavgarh. The vehicles are limited to 20 in each of the tourism zone. The department offers two safaris everyday viz. Morning and Evening. Open jeeps carrying a maximum of 6 guests enter the park in each round. The guests are accompanied by a driver and guide for help and guidance.<br />
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The umbrella species which marks a healthy eco-system is the Royal Bengal Tiger. The continued presence of a predator is an indicator of a good prey base. Mammals like Spotted Deer (Cheetal), Swamp Deer (Sambar), Barking Deer or Muntjac, Bluebull (Nilgai) makes the prey base of Bandhavgarh. Tourists on safari drives come across several deer herds of hundreds.<br />
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The forest also has a good population of the elusive of all cats the leopard. They are for sure difficult to sight, but seeing in the wild is an experience of a lifetime. Even the safari naturalists and drivers are excited to spot the rosettes. No less than a tiger, leopards are masters of the ecosystem.<br />
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Primarily nocturnal, the Sloth Bears' often joins the party in broad daylight. They can be seen in the meadows carrying their young ones on their back. Game drive through the thickets also gives a chance to see Wild Boars. They fall under the prey category and are favorite food of the predators. A forest with tigers has the more to offer than one without.<br />
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Like any other national park in Central India, Bandhavgarh is a tropical moist deciduous forest with Sah tl as dominant species along with the mixed forests. It has a variety of trees, and vegetation changes with topography. The dominant of all Sal <i>Shorea Robusta</i> and Bamboo<i> Dendrocalamus strictus</i> covers a large chunk of the forest land. Trees like Flame of the Forest <i>Butea Monosperma</i> <b>(Palash or Tesu in Hindi),</b> Crocodile Bark Tree <i>Terminalia Elliptica</i> <b>(Known as Saja or Saaj in Hindi),</b> and Indian Ghost Tree <i>Sterculia Urens</i> <b>(Called Kullu in Hindi)</b> are fairly common. Visitors who have already been to a tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh are familiar with these names. Apart from large patches of Bamboo, the grasslands extended to the horizon are a treat to the eyes.<br />
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A visit to Shesh-saiya which is nearly half way to the fort is highly recommended. A drive through the lush green valley in a four by four Maruti Gypsy is an experience in itself. What awaits on the other side is worth the an adventure drive. A 32 feet reclining Vishnu idol resting amidst deep forest leaves the visitor enchanted.<br />
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The lifeline of Bandhavgarh - Charan Ganga, originates here and flows across the forest spreading water to every nook and corner of the park. Mother to several lakes, ponds, waterholes and wetlands in tiger territory there are around 12 manmade talabs (ponds) built on the tabletop mountain from which the river originates.<br />
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Visitors are not allowed beyond Sheyya Shaiya. Some attractions which are now closed for guests are Bandhavdheesh Temple, Kabir Temple and sightseeing spots like the Suicide point. A paradise for bird watchers, it is the breeding ground of the Malabar Pied Hornbills.<br />
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Haven to around 300 species of avifauna Bandhavgarh is a bird watchers treat. Birding can be done from the open vehicle while tracking tigers in the core. But tourists are not allowed to walk in the core. The meadows, grasslands and waterholes are very rich in avifauna. The forest is a hotspot if you are looking for the Blue-bearded Bee-eater.<br />
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A walk in the buffer area can get you some rare findings. Close to the village ponds, waders in <br />
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good number arrive in the winters. Not only winter visitors, the jungle also shelters summer migrant species like Indian Pitta, Banded-bay Cuckoo and Eurasian Cuckoo. A widespread resident Mottled-wood Owl can be found near these water bodies.<br />
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The stories narrated by guides and drives are endless. Bandhavgarh awaits a new event to happen every day. Each safari is a beginning of a new episode, full of adventure and fun-filled experiences.<br />
<a href="http://tigersinindia.blogspot.com/2010/04/b2-maharaja.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Come to India, Come to Bandhavgarh! </span></a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bandhavgarh National Park, State Highway 10, Near Petrol Pump, Badhavgarh, District Umaria, Tala, Madhya Pradesh 484661, India23.722454 81.024219000000016-5.103670000000001 39.715625000000017 52.548578 122.33281300000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-17843831685974791732014-07-28T03:38:00.002-07:002014-07-28T03:41:42.136-07:00The Spotted Cat - Leopard in Bandhavgarh!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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tigers. But finding a leopard in the wild is always special. Known to be very
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The jungle of Bandhavgarh holds a very
high density of tigers. With so many tigers around leopards are even harder to
sight. Though not many tourists and photographers choose Khitauli zone for
their </span><a href="http://www.wildindiansafari.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;" target="_blank">safari</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, I recommend it as the best zone in Bandhavgarh to see leopards.
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has closed nearly half of the area in Khitauli after the Apex Court ordered for
limiting the tourist area. But Khitauli is still by far the best area, mostly
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Marjatgarh, an area situated in the centre of
Khitauli has a watch-tower from where you can have a bird’s eye-view of the
jungle. We planned to visit marjatgarh, as there are some water bodies near the
area which attract tigers and other animals. On our way to marjatgarh, all happened
in a flash. Here we were right in front of a male leopard who was trying to
cross the road. Stood right in front of our vehicle and then rushed towards the
other end of the road. Before it vanished in the thick forest it turned around,
posed and walked away. What a sight it was!</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Bandhavgarh National Park, Khitauli, Madhya Pradesh 484555, India23.690040964190132 80.936541819921923.573771964190133 80.7751803199219 23.806309964190131 81.0979033199219tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-56183996014036901602013-03-31T08:11:00.000-07:002013-03-31T10:46:26.287-07:00The New King!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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they say time never stops for anyone. Bamera took over his father’s dynasty in
no time. He made his plans clear when he started visiting the grasslands of
Tala. He has been known for aggressively expanding his empire’s frontiers. In
2010, Bamera came up front with his father B2. The father was badly wounded and
had to step back. With the death of B2 in 2011, it was time for all to bow down
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-47236271334178895622011-11-24T05:50:00.000-08:002011-11-24T07:18:46.625-08:00Adios B2!<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">B2, a name that does not need any introduction. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">A name that will never fade with time. He will always be remembered as one of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">friendliest tigers of India. A tiger who reigned for more than a decade in Bandhavgarh will always b</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">e missed by all wildlife lovers. It is not because he reigned for more than a decade</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> but for the greatness of tiger himself. I waited hours and hours for 10 years to get a glimpse of him. But I consider myself more than lucky to have seen him and photograph him.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; "><span style="background:white">It was until April 2010 when B2 for the first time faced a rival who was able to push him back from his own kingdom. He was lucky to have survived as age was catching up and B2 was a soft target for all the males trying to establish their territories.</span></span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; "><span style="background:white">With time B2 realized that it was for his own good not to fight for territory and move. He moved to the outer parts of tala where there w</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">as no or very les</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">s competitio</span><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; "><span style="background:white">n. His own cubs (mirchehi) were too small t</span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; "><span style="background:white">o put a fight against him so as B2 decide</span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; "><span style="background:white">d this was the best place for him.</span></span> <span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; "><span style="background:white">After settling for a smaller territory near Damna, which is one of the most sensitive areas of Bandhavgarh B2 made regular cattle kills. The security of B2 was of prime importance to the forest dep</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">artment here. But he survived. Until one day when he was attacked by another male where B2 was seriously injured. B2 was again pushed back and was found 22 kms away from his regular territory.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; "><span style="background:white">With wounds all over his body, B2 wasn't able to move. B2 was tranquilized and was being shifted to his normal territory where on the way he took his last breath. The post-mortem report suggested that he had not eaten since 15 days and was very weak after the mishap. It is still not clear as to which tiger had a fight with B2. But it is the simplest rule of the wild “Survival of the fittest”. B2 will always be remembered as a ruler, a king, a true Maharaja of Bandhavgarh. <o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The hunting grounds of Bandhavgarh will </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">never see him roam again! Here are few pictures I could manage to click of the Maharaja. The best way I can pay a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> tribute to my favorite tiger, who once ruled Bandhavgarh!!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC', sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJkQPc-KU_qNlysggDUwnaSgFlcp7EyMqX3z8k60tVRZ2MZ8Ks-hRSIHbU0m8H9EUcX3yFsdJip49qOqphO8AU3MEZ_CdNV5J7rg_yQ2DoyJAohL8SdVFJZKvnwrbl82GaaqPwfPBQx8c/s1600/DSC_0037+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJkQPc-KU_qNlysggDUwnaSgFlcp7EyMqX3z8k60tVRZ2MZ8Ks-hRSIHbU0m8H9EUcX3yFsdJip49qOqphO8AU3MEZ_CdNV5J7rg_yQ2DoyJAohL8SdVFJZKvnwrbl82GaaqPwfPBQx8c/s400/DSC_0037+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678575970373892146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span">B2 crossing the road near Damnar river. Photograph December 2010.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj741gqxew3jBksbqJTS5pKKpm-Q_Qx6PFlp_4d7fMWQbUPsGD83CmDAFHliknBVexMK7Vymf76xBRqIVYCjgN5DqBsE57IQrjwB9nWqXRSOgK_MXH_YnzhGl-A1rbOvu9cYZpljFI2cz0l/s1600/Blog+B2.jpg" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj741gqxew3jBksbqJTS5pKKpm-Q_Qx6PFlp_4d7fMWQbUPsGD83CmDAFHliknBVexMK7Vymf76xBRqIVYCjgN5DqBsE57IQrjwB9nWqXRSOgK_MXH_YnzhGl-A1rbOvu9cYZpljFI2cz0l/s400/Blog+B2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678576381445641954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">B2 near Badi Gufa. Photograph May 2010.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_QkYWr0eBvjzPwDMabf3_sGLQAh0dGVk9NfmA1reZgGsjFL72LJRBe7n1fCSonKNUDnZmwuVLTfD89qdJjrG96hRgZVZn50IYBqEIjyJ1_37aZHflkkVpMNJQxaeySLIBQv23iszLC8Q/s1600/DSC_0087+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_QkYWr0eBvjzPwDMabf3_sGLQAh0dGVk9NfmA1reZgGsjFL72LJRBe7n1fCSonKNUDnZmwuVLTfD89qdJjrG96hRgZVZn50IYBqEIjyJ1_37aZHflkkVpMNJQxaeySLIBQv23iszLC8Q/s400/DSC_0087+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678577141849109554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">B2's pug. Photograph May 2011.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnhyt8lgu_DmvDJbmHBaPXx59JOE0uDHvMbAa1cteyiGHTcBg_rDATNHQ9u3OO665pmo05aEOsFNMGNAKBGoKGnn7G-sKaJjs6sYVa6YWjoW-7tqafBFR_7pGtOCVj8NZbq_l_kg7ha3C/s1600/DSC_0149+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnhyt8lgu_DmvDJbmHBaPXx59JOE0uDHvMbAa1cteyiGHTcBg_rDATNHQ9u3OO665pmo05aEOsFNMGNAKBGoKGnn7G-sKaJjs6sYVa6YWjoW-7tqafBFR_7pGtOCVj8NZbq_l_kg7ha3C/s400/DSC_0149+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678578891228773378" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px; " /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">B2 resting under a tree on a summer afternoon. Photograph May 2011.</p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-18612853228054689892010-04-15T12:08:00.000-07:002018-07-06T21:24:35.690-07:00B2.. The Maharaja!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: +0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">B2, born to Mohini (Bachchi) in April 1997, was one of the 3 males born in the litter. With rivals like “</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Charger”</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, the then king of Bandhavgarh, and his own brother </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“B1”, </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the road to the top was not easy. But with the death of Charger in 2000, B2 started to take over the </span></span><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">kingdom</span></span></st1:placetype><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> of </span></span><st1:placename st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bandhavgarh</span></span></st1:placename></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> from his nearest rival B1. B1 was reported to be poached somewhere around 2002. B2 was the new king.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: +0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">B2 marched the jungle of Bandhavgarh like a </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">maharaja</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> now. His mere presence would send an alarm in the whole kingdom that the king was on the prowl. But the Rajbehra male (BOKHA) had different plans. He was the only tiger to have challenged B2 in Bandhavgarh and survived with his share. No other male could even dream of stepping in the maharaja’s kingdom. B2 still was the dominant male tiger with more than half of the kingdom under his belt.. Bokha, on the other hand was happy with what he got. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: +0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Being one of the largest recorded male tiger in the country and undoubtedly the most photographed tiger of his times, B2 has ruled Bandhavgarh for a decade now. B2 lived fearlessly throughout the years until the NEW TALA MALE (BAMERA MALE) stepped in his father’s territory to start his own kingdom. He was in no hurry. He walked from the </span></span><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bamera</span></span></st1:placename><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><st1:placetype st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Range</span></span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> till the Tala range, but would never cross Siddhbaba. He was moving in with a plan in mind.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10Bandhavgarh National Park, State Highway 10, Near Petrol Pump, Badhavgarh, District Umaria, Tala, Madhya Pradesh 484661, India23.722454 81.024219000000016-1.7995805000000011 39.715625000000017 49.2444885 122.33281300000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-42323399136996281352009-06-28T11:57:00.000-07:002014-07-29T20:38:02.449-07:00Habit - We still have it!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Planning a holiday to Kanha, Bandhavgarh or Pench National Park? Drop your plans. Book your holiday at PANNA NATIONAL PARK because in sometime all the tigers of Madhya Pradesh will be sent to Panna. And it won’t be a bolt from the blue if we start re locating them from other states too. After all everything is doable in India !<br />
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Panna has a lot to offer. Two tigresses flown recently(though they are missing), A full grown male(Only seen, spotted and recorded by the hard working staff at Panna), and now two male tigers that are to be sent soon to Panna from Pench. Where do you get to see so much?<br />
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I am not against re locating tigers. But I feel sad when tigers go missing due to the inefficiency and laziness of the staff. For once when Panna lost all its tigers, they should have taken it as a warning and should have worked day and night to save them. After all what are they posted there for?<br />
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Panna has lost all its tigers in the last decade. And trans locating tigers has become a habit here in Madhya Pradesh it seems.<br />
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Is the government only spending money to send them from one place to another?<br />
Is relocation some kind of a joke to the officials?<br />
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संता : साहब कहाँ जाने की तय्यारी है ? बंता : छुट्टियाँ है, सोचा कहीं घूम आये, तो पन्ना टाईगर रिजर्व घूमने जा रहे है. संता : क्या आप फॉरेस्ट डिपार्टमेंट में काम करते है ? बंता : नहीं.. संता : तो फिर न जाइये, क्यूकि टाईगर तो सिर्फ वहां सिर्फ और सिर्फ फॉरेस्ट वालो को ही दिखा करता है....<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>अरे ! अब तो संता को भी पता है की वहां टाईगर नहीं है ..</strong></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-20299949434237490832009-06-26T12:08:00.000-07:002014-07-29T20:40:52.864-07:00The Missing Stripes!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Friday, June 26th, 2009: Living in Jabalpur, which is surrounded by the most popular and famous tiger reserves in the country, I feel being far away from the magical stripes. Not more than a decade ago, tigers could be easily spotted on the way to the Dumna Airport, Jabalpur. But the development, construction and opening of numerous colleges here has led to the fading away of the stripes, and the animals are forced to a few square kilometer fenced jungle. The <em>pakki sadak</em> clearly tells the story of the diminishing pugmarks. Everyone here has a story to tell about the tiger, but no one has seen him since years. The King is gone………… Where?<br />
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When the news channels and newspapers reported that the last living male tiger in Panna has moved in to some nearby jungle in search of a soul mate, I had an intuition that there was no tiger left in Panna. Then came the relocation process, Tigresses from Bandhavgarh and Kanha were airlifted and trans located to Panna. They were radio collared and were followed for a few weeks. And since the last week, the radio collars are not answering. Both the tigresses of Panna are now missing. The Panna’s forest officials have been boasting about the Tiger number being 30, five years back. NOT EVEN A SINGLE TIGER IS PRESENT IN PANNA TODAY. The report sent to the Chief Minister of the State clearly confirms the inability of the staff at Panna. If we are to believe that forest people, then Panna has lost over 30 Tigers in the last five years. Panna has even lost the two BORROWED Tigresses. The sweep was the last alarm for Panna. Does it have any hope now?<br />
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Stories about the Tigers being electrocuted, shot and even poisoned are very common these days. And that does not even make a difference to the general public today. We have our own lives and we are busy fighting for our own needs. Nobody cares for the national animal. The decline in the number is so swift that in and around the next decade we shall be forced to choose a new national animal for the country. Tiger would then appear in magazines, postcards, stamp, documentaries and pictures. We are killing ourselves……..<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-30214335618589818312009-02-22T04:00:00.000-08:002014-07-29T20:43:57.198-07:00Iski Topi Uske Sirr<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong>Panna, One of the five Tiger Reserves in Madhya Pradesh, was declared a Tiger Reserve in 1994 is nestled in the Vidhya Hills of Bundelkhand region. Merely an hour away from one of the most favorite destination of foreign tourists, Khajuraho, Panna has just pugmarks to offer. Whatever may be the official figures, The State’s Chief Conservator of Forests, Mr. H.S. Pabla, could also not get a glimpse of the National Animal.</strong><br />
<em>(As per the Hindustan Times, 21st Feb, 2009 “Two days after the state’s Chief Conservator of Forests, H.S. Pabla, was not able to sight a tiger in the 540 sq km reserve, he told HT on Saturday that he was not adverse to the idea of relocating even a tiger. "If required we will even relocate a tiger to Panna," he said.”)</em><br />
<strong>After the success of </strong><strong>trans-location of two tigresses from Bandhavgarh, Kanha/Pench to Panna have been called by the Field Director Panna Tiger Reserve.</strong><strong>ting tigers in Sariska, now its Panna’s turn. Tender forms calling bidders for filming and photography rights of the </strong><strong>But would it turn out to be a success in Madhya Pradesh? I personally don’t think that this would work in M.P. How can we trust the same staff which was present when all the wild cats in Panna disappeared?<br /><br />Relocating tigers may be answer to the ever declining population of tigers in the reserves. But this situation could have been avoided only if the officials would have worked when Dr Radhu Chandawat first alarmed the officials about the missing tigers in Panna long time back.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;"> Why do we have to relocate tigers, when we can Save them.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">"LONG LIVE THE T</span></strong><strong><span style="color: red;">IGER"</span></strong></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-87589209170568112792008-06-09T22:05:00.000-07:002014-07-29T20:49:30.574-07:00Some Good News!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Every now and then we come across news reporting poaching of tigers, Arrests of poachers and seizing skins and other body parts of the tiger. The census of 2007 made it very clear that poaching still is done on a large scale in the most protected forests of India.. This may be our last chance to save the last surviving Royal Bengal Tigers in our country. The final figures of the census should not only be taken seriously but as a WARNING.. !!!!</div>
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It is never too late to start.. The result of the census came as a shock to most in our country.. With only 1411(The figure of 2007) tigers left, It is high time when steps for tiger conservation be taken up more seriously..<a href="http://in.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=84045"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a></div>
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I came across a news article from Reuters where the Indian conservationists say that its too late to "Save the Tiger" now. There is the video showing what different conservationists have to say about the last living tigers in India.. <a href="http://in.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=84045"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Click Here to See The Video..</span></a><br />
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But the tigers themselves have not lost hope. There has been growth in the tiger numbers in the last month. On May 16, A Tigress in Pench Tiger Reserve gave birth to four cubs. Five days later another tigress gave birth to three cubs. On May 25 another tigress in Pench had a litter of three. Two more tigresses are expected to have a litter in the coming days. Official figures say that there are 22 cubs ( aged 15 days - 2 years old) in the park.. There are a few tigresses in Bandhavgarh National Park who are also expected to have a litter soon. The Banbie Female in Bandhavgarh gave birth to cubs a few days back. The Churbehra Queen is also expected soon. When tigers have not lost hope. Why should we?. Long Live the Tiger!</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies. -- Ann Landers</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-3158759509267786002008-03-05T11:57:00.000-08:002014-07-29T20:30:00.423-07:00The Kings Share<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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While presenting the budget of 2008-09 Chidambaram told "The number 1,411 should ring the alarm bells.. The tiger is under grave threat." Further Chidambaram said that the National Tiger Conservation Authority would be granted Rs. 50 Crores to "raise, arm and deploy" a Tiger Protection Force.<br />
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The Project Tiger plans to create eight new Tiger Reserves across the country at a cost of $153 million. An estimated 2,00,000 people from across 250 villages will be relocated as the human interference in tiger territories and encroachment are considered equally dangerous as poaching.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-49507378296976013772008-02-18T16:34:00.000-08:002014-07-29T20:33:52.871-07:00The Diminishing Pugmarks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
February 19, I am one year old in the Blogging World today. The day I posted the <a href="http://tigersinindia.blogspot.com/2007/02/is-capital-punishment-enough-for-people.html">first entry on my Blog</a>, The tiger count in the country was estimated about 3500-5000 (Approx). But after the 2007 census, a mere 1500 wild cats roam free in India.. 1411 to be more precise..<br />
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The very first post on my blog was “Is capital punishment enough for people involved in Poaching”. Every one had a different view. Some felt it is the correct punishment but some on the other hand felt that poachers should be fed to the tigers. Here are the views of a few people about this. <a href="http://www.orkut.com/CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=17271493&tid=2479407344950536331">Click here</a><br />
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I personally feel that people<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7onqWEwqhI/AAAAAAAAAc0/iXp1mJZSCO4/s1600-h/tiger-poachers.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7onqWEwqhI/AAAAAAAAAc0/iXp1mJZSCO4/s400/tiger-poachers.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168487130794600978" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> involved in poaching should be hanged. But sometimes I feel that tigers should also be given a chance to deal with these killers the way they want. Not just feeding them but throwing them to hungry predators. But I know this is next to impossible. According to the Official figures the population rose from 3508 in 1997 to 3642 in 2002. But in 2008 there is a fall of 60%. The figures of 2007 shows that only 1411 tigers are left in the country known as "The Land Of Tigers".<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-75736115312638074582008-02-10T06:08:00.000-08:002008-02-13T11:41:50.070-08:00Birding and Blogging.. !!!!It’s been a long long time since I last published any post on my Blog. And if I ask myself Why? I don’t find an answer to it. No, My love for wildlife has not curtailed. Tigers are still the first love of my life. My last trip to any National Park was in October when the Bandhavgarh National Park re-opened after monsoons. It’s been 4 months since I last saw the majestic cat in the Wild. And it’s been 3 months since I last wrote an entry here.<br /><br />What was I upto all these days.. ?? I don’t have much work but whatever work I have keeps me busy all day. In these three months I have witnessed lots and lots of things. Gone Birding to Dumna Nature Reserve in Jabalpur, Trekking at Village Sarrai, near Jabalpur (Not exactly, Kind of :p), And the worst part was to see a sad end to a very very precious life. When a Tiger Cub took its last breath in Government Veterinary College at Jabalpur after being rushed for treatment from Bandhavgarh National Park.<br /><div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166545586533476706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7NB1mEwqWI/AAAAAAAAAbc/yoAwOnPvTN0/s400/DSC00294.jpg" border="0" /><br />Birding may be a new pas<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7MxmmEwqPI/AAAAAAAAAak/5RBnX0QSCmU/s1600-h/DSC_0244.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166527736649394418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 164px" height="346" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7MxmmEwqPI/AAAAAAAAAak/5RBnX0QSCmU/s400/DSC_0244.jpg" width="238" border="0" /></a>sion for me. But I seem to be falling in love with Birds. Dumna Nature Reserve, though not a very big forest area has a lot to offer to Wildlife lovers. Chital(Spotted Deer), Mongoose, Langurs, Rhesus Monkey, Jungle Cats and if you’re lucky you might come across a Leopard. Magpie Robin, Drongo, Asian Koel, Alexandrine Parakeet (The common parrot), Rose-ringed Parakeet, Plum-headed Parakeet, <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7M2K2EwqSI/AAAAAAAAAa8/gfzSRlg7V2s/s1600-h/DSC_0205.jpg"></a>Spotted Owlet, Peafowls, Bee-eaters, Kingfishers and Indian Rollers are a few birds to name. Not very far away from the city, Dumna gets many visitors. I mean the Migratory Birds. And what better season than winters to see them glide over the lake in Dumna. The local and the visiting birds makes this place worth exploring. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7MxL2EwqOI/AAAAAAAAAac/m-nrm2UyElU/s1600-h/CSC_0279.jpg"></a><br /><br />It’s a<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7M1s2EwqRI/AAAAAAAAAa0/gSE9kf8ENlQ/s1600-h/DSC_0205.jpg"></a>lways a <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7M28mEwqTI/AAAAAAAAAbE/HN-Wi9fdsa8/s1600-h/24122007hh.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166533612164655410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 322px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px" height="228" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7M28mEwqTI/AAAAAAAAAbE/HN-Wi9fdsa8/s400/24122007hh.jpg" width="322" border="0" /></a>sad feeling to hear about Tiger deaths. Though not a poaching case this time, A Two month old cub was admitted to the Government Veterinary College, Jabalpur ailing from severe pneumonia and gaestroentitis. After being separated from it’s mother, this cub was found in a very critical condition. The body temperature was above normal and the cub was vomiting. A team of several doctors gave their best to save it’s life. The cub was also kept in incubator and was attended 24 hours a day. Despite all efforts the Cub died on 25th December 2007.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7M3ymEwqVI/AAAAAAAAAbU/mezprj6en_E/s1600-h/24122007hh+(1).jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">Saving a Life....</span></strong></div><div align="center">Rahul Jain, A Farmer by profession and a very dear friend, found a Pariah Kite/Black Kite on the terrace of his house after being injured in a clash. The poor bird had wounded its right wing and was not able to move. The Bird was in a furious mood and was not letting anyone come near itself. After a little trouble the bird was carefully placed in a box and was taken to the Government Veterinary College for treatment. From where the Bird was released after recovering. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166546269433276786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="199" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/R7NCdWEwqXI/AAAAAAAAAbk/jj-1XJMumdg/s400/01022008.jpg" width="400" border="0" /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Pariah Kite undergoing treatment in Govt. Vet. College.</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-6991960977929325192007-10-25T05:18:00.000-07:002007-10-30T06:22:32.473-07:00LEOPARD'S DEATH IN RAJASTHANWhile watching news on the television yesterday, I saw something which was really shocking. It was something which no one could ever thought of. We take the forest officials as the saviors of wildlife and when they turn into killers is something that is not expected by anyone. This incidence made it very clear that how much the officials are worried about the wildlife and how much trained our officials are.<br /><br />A Leopard fell into a well in Nauwa Village about 70 kms from Udaipur district in Rajasthan. The villagers reported this matter to the forest department but There was no sign of the rescue team for long. After the team reached to the spot where the Leopard was fighting a lost battle, The people were relieved that the leopard would be saved. But no one would have imagined the fate of the poor leopard.<br /><br />The Team of Forest Officials started their work. Rescuing an animal from the well needed some experts, who could lay a plan to save the animal. But there seemed to be no expert or any doctor present at the spot.<br /><br /><strong>The Plan:</strong> Pull the Leopard out of the well by tieing a rope around its body.<br /><br />Chaman Singh, A Forest Official said that we cannot tranquilise the leopard as it might drown.<br /><br /><strong>What actually Happened:</strong> The rescue operation started as was planned. A rope was tied along the body of the Leopard which later slipped and formed a noose around the poor animals neck. The animal was then pulled out of the well and was put in a Cage. Initially the Leopard was in a state of shock and later it died in the Gulab Bagh Zoo in Udaipur.<br />The post mortem report indicates that hunger, anaemia and shock are the other plausible reasons for its death.<br /><br /><strong>What should have been done:</strong> In an interview, Mike Pandey, Wildlife Expert and Documentary Film Maker, suggested a better and a correct way that should have been applied to save the Leopard’s life. As we all know, Leopards can climb trees and poles, He suggested that a big log or a long wooden plank should have been placed near the Leopard and it could have come out on its own.<br /><br />Some doctors also say that the Rescue team should have taken more precautions while pulling the animal out. They should have given it support with a plank or cot while pulling it out.<br /><br />The investigation will be over.. The cause will be known.. But I have some questions..<br /><ul><li>Why was a team which was not trained for such operations sent to the spot.. ??<br /></li><li>Why wasn't a doctor present at the spot.. ??</li><li>And who should be held responsible for this loss.. ??</li></ul><br />Whatever may be the cause of the Leopard death.. The fact is that we have lost One more.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125248453654471778" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RyCKUFmx5GI/AAAAAAAAAYA/z1dNUebz66I/s400/him.jpg" border="0" /><br />Photo of another Leopard killed. (Not of the leopard in the above post)<br /><br />In a country where these Big Cats are fighting for their lives every moment, Every Death is a <span style="font-size:+0;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">BIG BIG LOSS..</span></strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-30709995388325313562007-10-18T22:50:00.000-07:002007-10-20T07:21:25.136-07:00The Success Story: Sariska Tiger Reserve<div align="left"><span><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RxhLI4_LOZI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/5v03Hk-hoSM/s400/sariska.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122927192242338194" /><span><span><span>Located 107 kms from the State Capital, Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan is spread over 866 sq kms. This reserve is home to many rare animals like the Leopard, Jakals and Jungle cats. The core area streches to about 500 sq kms.</span></span></span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><span><span><span>After the Kings went missing in the Sariska Tiger Reserve two years back, The Central Government decided to bring them back, provided the state government created an ecologically secure habitat.</span></span></span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><span><span><span>The Tiger Task Force recommeded relocating four villages as they were a threat to wildlife. Bhagani village in Tehla forest range in the heart of the Sariska Reserve was relocated to Behor in Alwar district. About 100 kms from Sariska. The Wildlife Trust of India, an NGO helping the forest department to relocate the vilage, handed over the drafts for compensation to the 18 relocated families. The remaining three villages will be relocated soon.</span></span></span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span><div align="center"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RxhNtY_LOcI/AAAAAAAAARQ/9buf_x5BhX4/s400/poaching2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122930018330819010" /><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><span><span><span>Sariska Tiger Reserve, home to dozens of majestic cats a few years back, lost the entire population due to poaching and habitat disturbances. Poachers like Sansar Chand, who is currently in a jail in Rajasthan are responsible for the heavy loss. A Poacher, Balwan, confessed of obtaining 2 Tiger skins from Sariska for a petty sum of Rs.5000.</span></span></span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><span><span><span>Success in relocating the villages would bring back the King in the Wild. We have 1300-1500 Tigers still roaming free in our Country. Let them Live. Save the Tiger.</span></span></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-5795676809325017742007-08-14T19:43:00.000-07:002007-10-19T05:12:32.303-07:00Mera Bharat Mahaan and still going Strong..<span><a href="http://imageshack.us/"><img src="http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/4411/headeran6.png" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span><span><strong><span><span>Independent India is 60 years old........<br />15th August 1947 - 15th August 2007.<br /><br />Where do we find ourselves 60 years after Independence..<br /><br />Developing ?? For sure.. but not in all aspects..<br />Lets see.. Where do we stand.. ??<br /><br />What India had in 1947? There were a few universities and research laboratories. But there were spirited and visionary scientists Mahalonwis, Bhabha, Sarabhai, Saha, Sahani, Randhawa who had big plans for the poor nation. Jawharlal Nehru, Indira and Rajiv Gandhi, Atal Bihari Bajpayee, Manmohan Singh provided tremendous boost to indigenous scientific research and technological development.</span></span></strong></span></span><span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJo7MYZbnI/AAAAAAAAAIk/w7ZRtg3NmSs/s1600-h/vsn.PNG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJo7MYZbnI/AAAAAAAAAIk/w7ZRtg3NmSs/s400/vsn.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098753094281948786" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span><span><strong><span><span><span>India did not produce a rifle or a tank or an aircraft in 1947. We had to beg for arms and ammunition during the Chinese incursion in 1962. Indigenous missiles, frigates, warships, tanks were a distant dream. And where we have reached today? India has a powerful battery of missiles. We can produce our own tanks and air crafts. India has also developed a supersonic multirole fighter aircraft named Tejas. The project was originally known as the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).<br />The Smiling Buddha was the first nuclear test explosion by India on May 18, 1974 at Pokhran. It was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the permanent five members of the United Nations Security Council.<br /><br />Pokharan-II refers to test explosions of five nuclear devices, three on 11 May and two on 13 May 1998, conducted by India at the Pokhran test range. The test was conducted when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government was in power with Atal Bihari Vajpayee as Prime Minister. These nuclear tests resulted in a variety of sanctions against India by a number of major states. Shakti was the codename for Pokhran-II.</span></span></span></strong></span><span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJpfsYZboI/AAAAAAAAAIs/B1kSP85qMto/s1600-h/arms.PNG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJpfsYZboI/AAAAAAAAAIs/B1kSP85qMto/s400/arms.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098753721347174018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJrFMYZbpI/AAAAAAAAAI0/shUUK9dyTQI/s1600-h/saheje.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJrFMYZbpI/AAAAAAAAAI0/shUUK9dyTQI/s400/saheje.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098755465103896210" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span><span><span><strong><span>India faced a scarcity of milk in 1947. Operation Flood was a rural development programme started by India's National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in 1970. One of the largest of its kind, the programme objective was to create a nationwide milk grid.It resulted in making India one of the largest producer of milk and milk products, and hence is also called the White Revolution of India. It also helped reduce malpractices by milk traders and merchants. This revolution followed the Green Revolution and helped in alleviating poverty and famine levels from their dangerous proportions in India during the era Thanks to the success of "operation flood" and dairy co-operatives.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span>Today India is one of the world' s largest food producer. The breakeven point was reached in 1966-67 after the Green Revolution. By the late 1970s, the Green Revolution raised rice yields in India by 30 percent and bought India the vital time to curb its population growth without suffering a recurrence of the devastating famines of the 1940s. In production of fruits and vegetables India has been among the top three nations for the past decade. Our only competitors are China and Brazil.</span></strong></span></span></span><span><br /><a href="http://imageshack.us/"><img src="http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7246/greenrevin2.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span><strong><span><span>No one could have ever thought of India being an IT Power in 1947. Today Indians hold important positions in the Global IT industry. NRI venture capitalists are well established in the Silicon valley. IT firms like TCS, Infosys and Wipro are global brands.</span></span></strong></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJrl8YZbqI/AAAAAAAAAI8/LdGxM-O1zNY/s1600-h/sw.PNG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJrl8YZbqI/AAAAAAAAAI8/LdGxM-O1zNY/s400/sw.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098756027744612002" /></a><br /><br /></span><span><span><br /></span></span><span><strong><span><span><span>The economic condition has also grown immensely. Sensex up at an all time high of 15000 points.Rupee appreciation forced the Dollar to a 10 year LOW. We are a fast growing economy.<br /><br />In 1977 there was uncertainty over Colour-Television. After Rajiv Gandhi took over the prime ministership in 1984 the whole picture changed.<br />Global telecom giants consider India as one of the top five fastest growing market for mobiles. The number of mobile handsets in India may soon cross over hundred million.</span></span></span><span><span><br /></span></span><span><br /><br /></span><span><span><span>After being granted Test status in 1932, India continued to play the role of whipping boys of cricket for another 20 years. Then in 1952, India humbled the mighty English in Madras and have never looked back since. During the 1980s, players such as Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri and Krish Srikanth came into reckoning and India thrashed the formidable West Indians to win the World Cup in 1983.<br /><br />With Players like Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble Indian Cricket team can give any opponent a run for their money. BCCI is the richest Cricket Board in the World.<br /><br />From Vijay Amritraj to the latest sensation Sania Mirza, A variety of such player adorn the collection of Indian Tennis. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati are also the highlights of our proud collection.<br />Narain Karthikeyan became the first Indian driver to test and race in Formula 1. He became the first ever indian to drive in the formula 1 testing for Jaguar racing team in 2001. Impressed by his performance he was then offered a test drive by Jordan-Honda at Silverstone in September. Presently he is a Test Driver for the Williams Racing Team.<br /><br />Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and former FIDE world champion. Anand is one of only four players in history to break the 2800 mark on the FIDE rating list and he has been among the top three ranked players in classical time control chess in the world continuously since 1997.</span></span></span></strong></span><span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJsGMYZbrI/AAAAAAAAAJE/cwqTOwLM8QE/s1600-h/sports.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJsGMYZbrI/AAAAAAAAAJE/cwqTOwLM8QE/s400/sports.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098756581795393202" /></a><br /><br /></span><span><span><br /></span></span><span><strong><span><span><span>Growing and Growing Quite Well..<br /><br /><br />But when it comes to our National Animal.. Panthera tigris..<br /><br />There is nothing that can be said clearly..<br />1947…. A free Nation…. India has 92 National Parks and 28 Tiger Reserves. A country known as the Land of Tigers.<br /><br />Every possible security is given to the animals here. Still everyday we read news about poaching and poachers being arrested. They are the biggest threat to our forests. Cases of killing Tiger for Skin, Teeth has been increasing day by day. Tiger skin and other body are being smuggled outside and the money involved is very large.<br /><br />The number of tigers has fallen to just 1500 in 2007. The ongoing estimations indicates that only 1300-1500 tigers are left in the country. This was announced by Valmik Thapar(Tiger Conservationist) . Wildlife Institute of India indicated the presence of not more than 1500 tigers in India. The WII would be coming up with the final report and figures by the end of this year.</span></span></span></strong></span><span><span><br /></span></span><span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJsdsYZbsI/AAAAAAAAAJM/yROeyf3OAdk/s1600-h/tii.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJsdsYZbsI/AAAAAAAAAJM/yROeyf3OAdk/s400/tii.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098756985522319042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJs3MYZbtI/AAAAAAAAAJU/dee7a19fZOU/s1600-h/tigerpoach.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RsJs3MYZbtI/AAAAAAAAAJU/dee7a19fZOU/s400/tigerpoach.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098757423608983250" /></a><br /><br /></span><strong><span><span>If this rate of killing continues we wont be able to see Tigers in the near future..<br />Our National animal would only exist in Pictures and Books..<br /><br />This may not be the only problem our country is going through.. Still it is a major issue that cannot be overlooked..<br /><br />We are harming ourselves..</span></span></strong><span><br /></span><span><span><br /><span>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=</span></span></span><span><span><span>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-</span></span></span><span><span><span>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-</span></span></span><span><span><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span><span><strong><span><span>Let the Tiger Live..<br />Save the Tiger..</span></span></strong></span></span><span><br /></span><span><span><br /></span></span><span><strong><span><span><span>Wishing Everyone a Very Very Happy Independence Day..<br />Proud to be an Indian</span></span></span></strong></span><span><br /></span><strong><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></strong><span><strong><span><span><span>Regards..<br />A.W</span></span></span></strong></span><span><br /></span><span><strong><span><br /><span><span><span><span style="color:#ff0000;">All views expressed here are my own. Information, Photos and Figures were gathered by me from the Internet. I do not hold any rights for the Photos.</span></span></span></span></span></strong></span><strong><span><br /></span></strong><span><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-54279777117595129772007-08-06T02:34:00.000-07:002007-10-20T09:44:38.516-07:00Bandhavgarh National Park<div><div><div><div><div><div> </div></div><div><embed src="http://widget-fd.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=lt&il=1&channel=576460752307156989&site=widget-fd.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&ad=0&id=576460752307156989&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fd.slide.com/p1/576460752307156989/lt_t013_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&ad=0&id=576460752307156989&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fd.slide.com/p2/576460752307156989/lt_t013_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><span><span><strong><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#ff0000;">All Rights Reserved.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span><br /><br /></div></div></div></div><br />All the photos included in this slide are taken by me or my friends..<br /><br />I would like to thank <span><span><strong><span><span><span><span>Mr. Pranay Shrivastava</span></span></span></span></strong></span></span> and <span><span><span><strong><span><span><span>Mr. Kapil Parmar</span></span></span></strong></span></span></span> for their support and for providing me with some of the above shown Photographs. Photos taken are from our trips to Bandhavgarh in November 2006, December 2006 and May 2007.<br /><br />Bandhavgarh National Park is home to more than 50 Tigers including 25-30 in the Tourism Zone. Bandhavgarh even holds the highest density of Tigers in the country. This place was once known for its White Bengal Tigers.<br /><br /><span><span><span><strong><span>Reaching Bandhavgarh National Park.</span></strong></span></span></span><br /><br />By Air: Jabalpur- 165 kms and Khajurao- 230 kms are the most nearest airports.<br />By Rail: The nearest railhead Umaria- 30 kms, Katni- 75 kms and Satna- 117 kms.<br />By Road: Jabalpur- 165 kms, Khajuraho- 230 kms, Varanasi- 340 kms, Katni- 75 kms, Rewa- 115 kms, Umaria- 30 kms, Kanha- 250 kms.<br /><span><br /><strong><span><span><span>Best time to Visit.</span></span></span></strong></span><br /><br />The best time to visit the park, keeping all aspects in mind, is between December and February but it is the warmer months of April, May and June that are best for tiger and leopard sightings.<br /><br /><br />Regards..<br /><br /><span><strong>Aman..</strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-8674141744848372012007-07-25T05:46:00.000-07:002007-10-19T05:24:00.859-07:00Attack or Defence !!!!<span><span><span>As this has been a very hot topic since this video was aired on every national news channel i decided to write some of the facts of this incidence those were available to me.<br /><br />Every news channel has been showing a Tiger attack video and has been telling stories. Some came up with wrong facts. Well thats not the question. But what really happenned is the real question. After seeing this video many people do not consider themselves safe in the National Parks. But thats not right. I am no tiger expert and its not been a long time since i have been following tigers but one thing i can say is that.. Till the time you don't trouble them they won't do anything.. and generally Tigers are very shy..<br /><a href="http://www.filecrocodile.com/?d=135161902"><strong><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d4nYdFhmSoA"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d4nYdFhmSoA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><div align="center">Download the Video</div></strong></a><br /><br />Well.. After seeing this video for the first time.. I wanted to know everything about this.. Thats natural.. and everyone who sees this video has their own views..<br /><br />But..<br /><br />There were some questions those were unanswered..<br /><br />1. Where did this happen ?<br />2. Why did this animal attack ?<br />3. Who was on the elephant ?<br />4. What happenned to the people ?<br /><br /><br />and one thing more.. Who shot this Video.. ( I really wanted to know this..)<br /><br />The reconstructed story goes a bit like this..<br /><br />The forest department received a message early in the morning about a large tiger which had killed two cows near Tamuli Pathar village, which is close to the boundary of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in the north-eastern Assam state. Actually this was a Tigress who was a mother of two cubs which were recently rescued and released.<br /><br />By 10 am a joint team of the Assam forest department including the director of the park, Mr N. K. Vasu, the local administration, police and the army, and the Wildlife Trust of India(WTI)-managed Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) was combing the area with five elephants trying to locate the animal.<br /><br /><a href="http://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tiger002st1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3631/tiger002st1.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br /></span></span><span><span><span>Second from left is <span><span><strong>D.D.Boro</strong></span></span> who darted both tigers but missed the suspected mother, who later mauled the mahout.<br /><br /><a href="http://img46.imageshack.us/my.php?image=attackob0.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/679/attackob0.th.png" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br />Here is a Screen Shot from the Video.<br /></span><br /><br /><br />Range officer, Dharanidhar Boro, Dr Chaudhary along with a guard were riding the elephant, Joymala, driven by Pegu. Boro was carrying the darting gun.As the elephant moved towards the tigress, it did a mock charge. The guard fired two blanks to discourage her and she ran away into the next field, where the paddy was thick and hid there.<br /><br />The team cautiously moved towards it and could get to almost 20 feet where she was growling away. Boro could see her clearly and took a shot at it with the dart gun. The dart missed her and this enraged her so much that she charged and took a “flying” leap on to the elephant’s head.<br /><br />The footage showed that Pegu saw the tigress leaping and threw the metal ankush at it to defend himself. “The tigress saw the ankush coming, dodged it in mid-leap and took a swipe at Pegu without actually landing on the elephant, which had stepped back..<br /><br />It all happened in a few seconds and noone knew that both Boro and the guard had fallen down. What now happened was even more amazing. As the tigress landed on the ground Joymala quickly pinned her down with her left foot and tried to control it with its trunk. The tigress struggled under this weight for at least half a minute roaring, as other people in the vicinity shouted and fired shots in the air. In this commotion another attempt was made to dart it, but even this shot was off the mark. The tigress finally struggled loose and ran away.<br /><br />Joymala saved the life of both Boro and the gaurd.. Joymala then tried to chase the tigress was then calmed by the CWRC veterinarian.. who was holding the bleeding mahout.. The 25-year-old mahout, Satya Pegu, who was badly lacerated, lost three fingers on his left hand, and was admitted in a hospital in Dibrugarh. The Wildlife Trust of India and its partner, the International Fund for Animal Welfare covered his medical expenses.<br /><br />The video footage was taken by the divisional forest officer, R.K.Das.<br /><br />Noone was killed in this incidence.. just because of some quick thinking by Joymala (The elephant)..<br /><br /></span></span></span><span><span><span><strong>Tigers do not generally attack human being but when it was shot by the dart gun two times then it was an act done in Self defence and to save her cubs..</strong></span></span></span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-25667132574191902942007-06-14T20:33:00.000-07:002007-10-19T05:22:33.748-07:00Poachers Vs. Predators<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RnIXC3Z00PI/AAAAAAAAACU/pjVzU2LZec0/s1600-h/Poaching.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__NAzGBPB_dQ/RnIXC3Z00PI/AAAAAAAAACU/pjVzU2LZec0/s320/Poaching.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076145067999416562" /></a><br /><span><span><strong><br /><br />SEVERAL ARRESTS AND SEIZURE OF TIGER SKINS, BONES AND IRON TRAPS ARE A CLEAR INDICATION OF POACHERS BEING EXTREMELY ACTIVE IN THE NATIONAL PARKS..<br /><br />THE MOST COMMON WAYS OF POACHING ARE </strong></span></span><span><span><span><strong><span><span><span>POISONING, TRAPPING, ELECTROCUTION AND SNARING..</span></span></span></strong></span></span></span><span><span><strong><br />THE POACHERS OFTEN TEMPT THE VILLAGERS LIVING NEAR THE TIGER HABITAT AS THEY KNOW THE MOVEMENT OF THE TIGER BETTER THAN THE POACHERS.. SOMETIMES THE POACHERS EVEN OUTSOURCE THE JOB TO THE VILLAGERS, AND THE JOB IS DONE FOR NOT MORE THAN A SUM OF THREE TO FIVE THOUSAND RUPEES..<br /><br />ON JUNE 7 A TIGER SKIN WAS RECOVERED FROM ERAMANGALAM IN KERELA.. LAST WEEK TWO TIGERS WERE FOUND DEAD UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN KARNATAKA'S BANDIPUR RESERVE.. ON MAY 16TH THE CID FOREST CELL OF THE KARNATAKA POLICE HAD SEIZED A TIGER SKIN IN NAZARBAD.. THIS ANIMAL WAS POISONED A MONTH BACK.. 106 PIECES OF TIGER BONE WAS SIEZED FROM THE HOUSE OF NAWAB ALI IN SATNA DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH ON 29TH MAY.. ON 31ST MARCH A TIGER WAS FOUND INJURED AFTER BEING SHOT BY POACHERS.. IT WAS PARALYSED.. THIS ANIMAL WAS SHIFTED TO NANDANKANAN ZOO..<br /><br /><br />I CAN STILL REMEMBER AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE TIMES.. A YEAR AGO.. STATING.. A TIGER WORTH 20 CRORES IN THE FOREIGN MARKET IS SOLD FOR NOT MORE THAN 20 THOUSAND IN INDIA.. <br /><br />THESE VILLAGERS DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.. THEY'RE<br /> NOT ONLY KILLING TIGERS BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY'RE KILLING <br />THEMSELVES.. SOMETIMES THEY KILL TIGERS IF THEY FEAR THE DANGER<br />OF THEM KILLING THEIR LIVESTOCKS.. AND SOMETIMES THEY DO THIS AS A PART OF VENGEANCE..<br /><br /></strong></span></span><span><span><strong>THE FINAL TIGER CENCUS FIGURES ARE EXPECTED TO COME BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.. AND I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THE FIGURE FALLS EVEN LOWER..</strong></span></span><span><span><strong><br /><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span><div align="center"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span><span><span style="color:#ff0000;">IS THIS THE TREATMENT OUR NATIONAL ANIMAL DESERVES FROM US ??</span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><strong><span><span><strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img207.imageshack.us/my.php?image=poaching2vu7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5438/poaching2vu7.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br /></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-90169531709069266072007-05-24T22:50:00.000-07:002007-10-20T07:20:26.647-07:00PREDATOR OR PREY !!!!<span>HALF OF THE TIGERS POPULATION OF THE WORLD IS IN INDIA.. BUT THERE ARE STILL A LOT MANY STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO SAVE THIS ANIMAL..</span><br /><br /><span>THE FIRST CENSUS ON TIGERS WAS DONE WAY BACK IN 1973 UNDER THE PROJECT TIGER.. NUMBER ESTIMATED WAS 1827 THAT TIME.. BUT THERE WAS A RISE IN THE NUMBER OF TIGERS TILL 2002.. THE NUMBER CAME UP TO 3700 BY 2002..</span><br /><br /><span>IN 16 OF THE COUNTRIES 28 TIGER RESERVES ESTIMATES INDICATE A FALL OF 50% IN THE NUMBER OF TIGERS IN 2006-2007..</span><br /><br /><br /><span>TIGER POPULATION IN MADHYA PRADESH AND CHHATTISGARH IN 2002 WAS ESTIMATED TO 710 TIGERS .. BUT NOW IT HAS FALLEN TO 290 (DECLINE OF ABOUT 61%).. MAHARASHTRA HAS 95 TIGERS IN COMPARISON TO 238 IN 2002.. WHEREAS RAJASTHAN HAS 32 TIGERS LEFT OUT OF THE 58 IN 2002..</span><br /><br /><span>A FINAL CENSUS IS EXPECTED TO COME BY THE END OF 2007..</span><br /><br /><span>THE MINISTRY OF ENVIORONMENT AND FOREST HAS TERMED THIS REPORT UNOFFICIAL.. WII IS A PART OF THE MINISTRY AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS SANCTIONED Rs. 130 MILLION FOR THE CENSUS.. THEN HOW CAN IT BE CALLED AN UNOFFICIAL REPORT..</span><br /><br /><span>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><br /><span>SOME PHOTOS AND VIDEOS ADDED IN THE PICTURE AND VIDEO GALLERY SECTION FOR EVERYONE TO DOWNLOAD.. IF THIS CONTINUES.. WE WILL HAVE TIGERS LEFT IN BOOKS AND PHOTOS ONLY..</span><br /><br /><span>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><br /><div><span>"SAVE THE TIGER"</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-42139349997312234842007-03-29T20:53:00.000-07:002007-10-19T05:18:43.278-07:00Failure of Project Tiger in Rajasthan.The Rajasthan government is in a spot following a CAG report indicating it for failing to save tigers in the state.<br /><br />The report said the poplulation has reduced drastically from <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span><span><strong>47 in 2004 to 26 in 2006 in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and from 16 to nil in Sariska Tiger Reserve.</strong></span></span></span> "This shows the failure of project authorities and monitoring system at government level" said the report.<br /><br />"Project Tiger" was launched in 1973 as a Centrally-Sponsered scheme. It covered Ranthambore and Sariska Tiger Reserves to help conserve Tigers and preserve the eco-system. "The objective of saving tigers from imminent extinction seems far from being realised as effective measures to stop degradation and fragmentation of thier habitats were not taken during 2000-2006." the report said.<br /><br />There were delays in transferring funds, failure in fixing time schedules for achieving targets and improper management of the reserves, it added.<br /><br />According to the report. the presence of 74 villages inside the protected areas (PAs) of the sanctuaries are the main cause of the depletion of forest areas. Chopping trees for timber, fuel etc causes great damage to the habitat of animals.<br /><br />To minimise the negative impact of these villages on the PAs, relocation of these villages was essential. However, of four villages in Ranthambore only one village, Padra, was sanctioned a relocation package of Rs 1.46 crore in August 2001.<br /><br />While the process was to be completed by March 2003, scrutiny revealed that out of 111 families, only 59 were relocated after incurring an expenditure of Rs90.76 lakh in March 2006. Remaining 52 familiescould not be relocated due to allotment of unsuitable agricultral land and delays in constructing houses.<br /><br />The report availability of communication network equipment and arms for protecting wildlife in tiger reserves was insufficient. "Against the requirement of 26 revolvers and 73 guns in both the reserves, only seven revolvers and eight guns were available."<br /><br />"Schemes and works executed under India-Eco Development Project such as providing of LPG connections, immunisation of cattle among others could also not achieve the desired objectives." CAG said.<br /><br />As stated by<strong> <span>The </span><span>Times of India</span></strong>, Dated 20/03/2006. Page 6.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-41254077962614427682007-03-17T11:31:00.000-07:002007-10-19T05:17:19.221-07:00Project Tiger Reserves in IndiaBandhavgarh National Park<br />Check out the place where firstly and formostly the white Tigers of Rewa were discovered Bandhavgarh. This park is some of the left out preserved wild pockets of Madhya Pradesh of what were once splendid forests that extended across the whole of Central India.<br /><br /><br />Corbett National Park, U.P.<br />Corbett is India's first and finest national park spread along the banks of the Ramganga River, in the foothills of the Himalayas. A well-protected wild habitat, Corbett provides an unforgettable experience to a nature lover.<br /><br /><br />Kanha National Park<br />Ever though what it feels like to visit a tiger country, then visit the state of Madhya Pardesh, check out the wilds of Kanha and see for yourself why this place is called a wild hideout taken straight from the famous "Jungle Book".<br /><br /><br />Ranthambore National Park<br />A nearby attraction of Sawai Madhopur, in the state of Rajasthan, Ranthambore National Park is an outstanding example of Project Tiger's efforts at tiger conservation in the India.<br /><br /><br />Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary<br />Probably the most visited park in India, Sariska was also a hunting reserve previously just like other national parks in India. The reserve was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1958 and came under the "Project Tiger" as a tiger reserve in 1979.<br /><br /><br />Sundarbans National Park<br />Come to Sundarbans where adventure awaits you at every corner. Known as the largest estuarine delta in the world, this Tigerland vibrates with countless forms of colourful life.<br /><br /><br />Bandipur & Nagarhole National Parks, Karnataka<br />Two of the most attractive national parks of Karnataka are Nagarhole and Bandipur. Even if separate entities, they are a part of a large neighboring wildlife reserve that also includes Madumalai Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu and Wynad Reserve of Kerala.<br /><br /><br />Dudhwa National Park, U.P.<br />Also popular as a Tiger Reserve, this national park is located in the district of Lakhimpur, along the Indo-Nepal border. Another major attraction of this wild reserve is the Barasingha or the Swamp Deer, found in the southwest and southeast region of the park.<br /><br /><br />Manas Tiger Reserve, Assam<br />Assam is the state of the Great One Horned Rhino. Beside the Kaziranga there's Manas another habitat of the Rhino's, located in one of the remotest region among the foothills of Himalayas.<br /><br /><br />Nandankanan Zoo, Orissa<br />A combination of a beautiful botanical garden, a zoo and a sanctuary, Nandankanan, is situated 20-km from Bhubaneshwar, and is popularly known as the "Garden of Pleasure" in Orissa. The zoo at Nandankanan is world famous for its White Tigers.<br /><br /><br />Read this in some website..<br /><br />Regards..<br /><br />Aman..Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-9331341083611413672007-03-17T01:51:00.000-07:002007-10-19T05:16:10.710-07:00Comparing the TigersAlthough critically endangered, wild tigers still prowl the border of India and Bangladesh — one of the most densely populated places on earth; the western Terai of India and Nepal; the untamed borderlands of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia; and the vast boreal forests of the Russian Far East.<br /><br />How many roam is the million dollar question.<br /><br />"Estimating the number of tigers in a population has always been a contentious issue," says John Seidensticker, chairman of the Save the Tiger Fund Council, and senior scientist at the National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution. "Estimates provided by range countries are, in most cases, based on nothing more than optimism."<br /><br />One thing for sure is that a century ago there were eight subspecies of tiger, all native to Asia. Now there are only five: The 1980s saw the last of the fearsome Javan tiger, a 250-pound animal that could take down 2,000-pound bulls. The Caspian tiger went extinct in the 1970s. And the last Bali tiger probably died in the 1940s.<br /><br />-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<br /><br /><a href="http://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=southchinagk6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3010/southchinagk6.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br /><br />South China Tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis)<br /><br />The rarest of the world's remaining five subspecies of tigers, recently declared extinct in the wild.<br /><br />DESCRIPTION: A sleek cat, the adult male averages 8-foot-3-inches tip to tail and just about 300 pounds. It's the only tiger that lives wholly within China's borders. As a subject of Chinese art and literature for 2,000 years, it is revered as a symbol of strength and power as well as the living spirit of the nation's sacred mountains.<br /><br />-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<br /><br /><a href="http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=siberian1za6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9192/siberian1za6.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br /><br />Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)<br /><br />DESCRIPTION: Also known as the Siberian or Manchurian tiger, the Amur is the largest of the great cats. The least striped of all the subspecies. Males measure 8-feet-10-inches to 10-feet-10-inches long and weigh 419 to 675 pounds; females average 7-feet-11-inches to 9-feet long and weigh 221 to 368 pounds.<br /><br />-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bengalzw2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2727/bengalzw2.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br /><br />Bengal Tiger (Panthera t. tigris)<br /><br />DESCRIPTION: Males weigh in at 396 to 569 pounds and measure 8-feet-11-inches to 10-feet-2-inches long. Females weigh 220 to 352 pounds and range from 7-foot-10-inches to 8-foot-9-inches long. The underside of the Bengal is clean white; its black stripes on an orange background color are widely spaced. The stripes are like fingerprints: no two patterns are alike.<br /><br />A mutation of the Bengal subspecies, white tigers have dark brown or reddish brown stripes on a white background color, and some are wholly white. Black tigers have tawny, yellow or white stripes on a black background color. The skin of a black tiger, recovered from smugglers, measured 8 1/2 feet and was displayed at the National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi. The existence of black tigers without stripes has been reported but not substantiated.<br /><br />-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=indochineseqw3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6343/indochineseqw3.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br /><br />Indochinese Tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti)<br /><br />DESCRIPTION: Adult males are 8-feet-5 to 9-feet-4-inches long and females, 7-feet-7 to 8-feet-4 inches long. Males weigh 330 to 430 pounds and females, 221 to 287 pounds.<br /><br />-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sumatranvm5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/14/sumatranvm5.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br /><br />Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)<br /><br />DESCRIPTION: The last of the island tigers, this cat is generally smaller than mainland tigers. The average adult male weighs 220 to 309 pounds and is 7-feet-2 to 8-feet-5 inches long; the female, 165 to 242 pounds and 7-feet to 7-feet-6-inches long.Its color is notably darker than mainland tigers, with its stripes numerous and closely spaced. In fact, it is the most striped of all the tiger subspecies.<br /><br /><br /><br />Regards..<br /><br /><br /><br />Aman..Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548782872166866447.post-80348290899752752752007-03-04T09:23:00.000-08:002007-10-19T05:15:10.767-07:00"Evolution of Tigers"Where did tigers come from?<br /><br />Tigers (and all other carnivores) are descended from civet-like animals called miacids that lived during the age of the dinosaurs about 60 million years ago. These small mammals, with long bodies and short flexible limbs, evolved over millions of years into several hundred different species, including cats, bears, dogs and weasels. Approximately 37 cat species exist today, including Panthera tigris, the tiger.<br /><br /><br /><br />Tigers evolved in eastern Asia. Andrew Kitchener states in the book The Natural History of Wild Cats, that<br /><br />"Fossil tigers are known from the Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene of southeastern Asia. A small primitive tiger was living in North China during the Early Pleistocene. Between 1.3 and 2.1 million years ago, tigers were living in Java...from about two million years ago, tigers spread from their evolutionary centre in eastern Asia in two directions. Tigers moving through the Central Asian woodlands to the west and southwest gave rise to the Caspian tigers. Secondly, tigers from China moved to the east of the central Asian mountains to southeastern Asian and the Indonesian islands, and thence westwards to India (Hemmer, 1987)."<br /><br />Regards..<br /><br /><span>Aman</span>..Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3