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May
27
Ranthambhore May 2015
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I arrived for my annual visit to Ranthambhore on the 10 May. This time I was concentrating my efforts on photographing tigress T19, also known as Krishna, together with her three 15 month old cubs. I was not disappointed; on my first drive around the famous lakes area I found the tigress and cubs having fun in a muddy pool of water. I was able to see them most days during the 2 weeks spent at the reserve which was wonderful. Unfortunately, the sightings were tempered on the 1 ...
Ustad, the wild tiger was moved from the tiger reserve to Udaipur zoo in a clandestine manner, they allege. The tiger had allegedly mauled a forest guard.
Animal rights supporters and wildlife photographers held a candlelight vigil at Indira Park here on Sunday, demanding that Central government investigate the alleged clandestine shifting of a tiger from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan earlier this month.Around 200 people who participated pledged their support to the country-wide pro ...
Please read this article on Ranthambhore's well known male tiger Ustad and lobby for his immediate retunr to his natal home range before it is to late. A travesty of justice has occured by a nexus of people intent on removing him to zoo conditions. See the link below to the story in the Hindustan Times.
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Some facilities are set up like petting zoos, with visitors allowed to handle and play with tiger cubs. Some offer circus-like shows.
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Thailand's controversial "Tiger Temple" has been banned from charging tourists to visit dozens of big cats in their care, the parks department said Saturday, following a dispute between monks and officials over the welfare of the animals.
Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua in Thailand's western Kanchanaburi province has long proved a hit among visitors who flock there to visit the monks and be photographed next to their huge feline pets.
But the temple has long had a controversial reputation ...
Apr
02
I arrived at my lodge in Tadoba during the evening of the 16 March at the outset of a severe thunderstorm that fortunately cleared in the early morning allowing no disruption of my first drive in the park. This was to be my first visit to this tiger reserve comprising mainly of teak and bamboo. It is home to about sixty tigers. During my stay I was able to photograph a young male leopard walking through the tall grass. Surprisingly a few minutes later three Chital deer ...
Feb
09
Norway - February 2015
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For a week this month I visited Flatanger in Norway, a three hour car journey from Trondheim. In an attempt to photograph Sea eagles with my guide, we sailed the fjords and successfully spent time with several of the eagles each having a territory of their own. Visiting a mountain hide, I was surprised to witness Sea eagles feeding on carrion - another photographic opportunity! The photograph is of a Seaa Eagle as it attempts to make a catch. A small number of photographs from my t ...
Around 100 experts, government and law enforcement officials attended the five-day summit, co-hosted by Nepal and conservation group the WWF to hammer out a regional plan to fight poaching in Asia. See link below to read the story in the South China Morning Post.
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The story of the orphaned cub is so entrancing, in fact, that big cat biologists are comparing it to a fairytale. In it, not only is an orphaned cub saved, but she, in turn, may save a whole forested area–filling it with the tigers who once roamed here. ...
A census found 2,226 tigers in India last year compared with 1,706 in 2010, officials in New Delhi announced.
"While the tiger population is falling in the world, it is rising in India. We have increased by 30 per cent from the last count. That is a huge success story," Javadekar said at the release of the census.
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Quite a few migrations have been reported from Nagzira earlier too. In 2009, it was Prince, who travelled to Pench followed by another male Aayat, who moved along Balaghat-Kanha corridor in February 2013. During the same year, another male Jai reached Umred-Karhandla sanctuary, travelling 120km. Please follow link below to the report in The Times of India.
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