Imagine standing in an Indian forest a little over a century ago. There was a very real chance that somewhere in those woods, a tiger was watching you. Photo credit: Raza Kazmi Personal Collection At the turn of the twentieth … Read More
Recently, a tiger that entered Gujarat from Madhya Pradesh and settled down in the Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary has been in the news. It has been widely reported as the return of the tiger to Gujarat after nearly 30 years. However, … Read More
Muscular. Powerful. Strong. These are some of the adjectives that immediately come to mind when one thinks of the gaur. But these are not the adjectives that Dr. Himanshu Joshi, an experienced wildlife veterinarian, attributes to a particular gaur he … Read More
What animals come to your mind when you think of charismatic mammals of the Central Indian forests? The usual answer would be tiger, leopard, dhole, hard-ground barasingha, and gaur. With the recent return of elephants to Central India, some would … Read More
Mapping Past and Present of the Satpura-Melghat Corridor Betul and Hoshangabad Forest Divisions. Chances are, those reading this would not have come across these names, and the few who have would perhaps find it difficult to put a finger on … Read More
Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) is a small 10.87 sq. km. Protected Area in Sangli district of Maharashtra, and situated about 50 km. from Sangli city. However, what makes this little sanctuary unique is the fact that it is often dubbed … Read More
The Eurasian Otter in Peninsular India “The otter (Lutra vulgaris), of which genus I have never been able to distinguish more than one species in the Central Provinces… is found locally in all the main rivers and larger jungle streams. … Read More
When we think of charismatic mammals of the central Indian forests, we tend to think of tigers, leopards, dholes, barasinghas, and gaurs. With the recent return of elephants to central India, some would add these pachyderm to the list as … Read More