Wildlife

The Jaguars of Pantanal

Vol 2|Issue 2-3| July - Sep 2017, Wildlife

While Amazon gets all the attention, the Pantanal is undoubtedly the best place on earth to spot Jaguars in the wild, the dense foliage of the Amazon makes it difficult to observe the animals, unlike the open marshes of the Pantanal and these marshes are home to some

A Life in the day of a Snake Eagle

Vol 2|Issue 2-3| July - Sep 2017, Wildlife

A Short Toed Snake Eagle is a resident of most parts of the Indian Subcontinent. It is more popularly known as ‘The Snake Slayer’. It preys on reptiles, mainly snakes. It spots its prey either by hovering at a great height or by watching from a nearby vantage point such as a tall tree.

The Mountain Gorilla

Vol 2|Issue 2-3| July - Sep 2017, Wildlife

Mountain gorillas are found in three countries Uganda, Rwanda & Democratic Republic of Congo. The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. There are two populations. One is found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa,

Spotting the Spotted spectre while on foot

Vol 2|Issue 2-3| July - Sep 2017, Wildlife

Kabini, 2nd July 2017 6.40PM, Dammanakatte range – After returning from the forest department safari, Photographers Amith Bhavikatti & Kalyan Chakraborty were at the parking area of the camp, when they were signalled by a couple of local villagers known to them.On following them for a

Wildlife: New Species Of Blind Fish Discovered Inside Meghalaya Cave

blog, Ecology, News, Wildlife

A new species of blind fish has been discovered inside a cave in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, a New Zealand-based science journal has revealed.

A sojourn to Valparai! The Ghat Section, I adore !!

Vol 2|Issue 1|Mar - May 2017, Wildlife

The traveler in me craved for a much needed short, simple, and a worthy trip… that’s how I just decided to go to Valparai in the month of August, 2016 with my friends. An interesting little hill station specked with tea plantations all over was the ideal getaway.

Endangered Lion-tailed Macaque

Vol 1|Issue 5-6|Nov 16 - Jan 17, Wildlife

The Lion-tailed Macaque has a mane of hair and a tail that makes it look like a lion. It is endangered as its forest habitat is being turned into farmland to sate the needs of ever expanding human civilization. The Lion-tailed Macaque lives in

Tales from the Jungle

Vol 1|Issue 5-6|Nov 16 - Jan 17, Wildlife

Bettada RaniIn Bandipura a huge female known as the Bettada Katte female lives in the hilly regions of Moolapura. Since this region is located close to the forest camps,she has been noticed by several forest

Tiger spotted above 12,000 ft

Vol 1|Issue 4| Sep 2016, Wildlife

The tiger was seen in a picture shot from a camera fixed in Askot Wildlife Sanctuary in March this year. (Uttarakhand forest department)Forest officials have sighted a royal Bengal tiger at an unusually high altitude of above 12,000 feet in the Himalayas,

Black panther The phantom of the forest

Vol 1|Issue 3| July 2016, Wildlife

What’s a Black Panther, Really? Many of us have mistaken that Black Panthers are a species of its own, it’s not a separate species, but rather any big cat with a gene that produces dark pigment.Melanistic leopards are commonly called Black