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DHOLES IN FEEDING FRENZY

Apart from Tigers and Leopards, Dholes (Wild Dogs) are another important predator species found in Pench. Late in the evening, while we were making our way out of the Park, we come across a pack of five Dholes feeding on a freshly killed Chital (Spotted Deer) stag. We were lucky to get the opportunity to watch them feed, mark territory and bond for over...

Posted: Baghvan by Sangita S. Mani, Date: 11 January 2013

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FIREWORKS IN PENCH

We had a family who were first time visitors to the wilderness, and on their very first drive, were keen on seeing the elusive Tiger. With a short afternoon drive ahead of us, we took a chance on visiting a spot where we heard a Tigress had made a kill. On approaching the spot, we were greeted with deathly silence. It was shattered by a sudden outpouring...

Posted: Baghvan by Sangita S. Mani, Date: 11 January 2013

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THE NATURALIST WHO CRIED WOLF

On this morning drive, we had just seen two male Nilgai (Blue Bulls) in a fight for dominance. As we moved away from the scene, our run of luck took an incredulous turn. We saw a dog-like animal in the road ahead. To our amazement, it was a wolf, a very rare sight inside the Park! We followed it for a full 5 minutes till it veered off the track.

Posted: Baghvan by Sangita S. Mani, Date: 10 January 2013

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UNUSUAL SCAVENGER

A cold winter morning drive gave us this unusual sight of a large wild boar feeding on the carcass of a Chital (Spotted Deer). Wild boars are known to be omnivores, it's more common to see them digging for tubers and roots. This was a special sighting indeed, and we were able to observe the boar feeding for over 10 minutes before we moved on.

Posted: Baghvan by Sangita S. Mani, Date: 8 January 2013

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MORNING WITH TIGERS

Spotting tigers in the Indian jungle is a really a matter of luck and chance, but seeing 5 tigers on a jungle drive is something everyone wishes for. On our morning jungle drive we ended up seeing 2 tigress at different places with 3 cubs.

Posted: Baghvan by Akash Panchbudhe, Date: 1 December 2012

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NOT JUST ANOTHER MACAQUE

It is interesting to watch a troop of Langurs playing in the early hours, but a Rhesus macaque has an infamous amount of attention due to its aggressive behaviour. Although seen seldom in forests than in cities, the macaques usually enjoy fruits, barks, termites and other insects, as well as occasionally spiders and scorpions too. But I have not seen...

Posted: Baghvan by Vineith Malabaricus, Date: 14 April 2012

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SLOTH BEAR

I was driving my guests Maria, Deepti and Aneet chako. They already had a good tiger sighting and Maria wanted to see a sloth bear. The weather was cloudy and pleasant. I felt that the weather seemed favourable and after an hour as we were watching a troop of langur behind at some distance, I saw some movement. It was a sloth bear and we followed it for...

Posted: Baghvan by Yusuf Rizvi, Date: 4 April 2012

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INDIA'S SMALLEST & BIGGEST WILD FELINES IN A SPAN OF 3 HOURS

Driving by a rocky terrain in the park we heard the warning calls of a squirrel. This could have been for anything - a snake, mongoose, bird of prey. We were scanning the area whilst the vehicle was moving & I spotted something unusual, almost like a dry moss on a rock. Stopping to check I couldn’t believe my eyes - a RUSTY SPOTTED CAT! Very...

Posted: Baghvan by Sajith Ponnappa, Date: 8 January 2012

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RUSTY THE CAT

I was driving my guests (Rose family) who came with Hashim Tayabji a well know naturalist and wild-lifer.We were taken by surprise recently when my guest Adam Spotted the cat family's smallest member "The Rusty Spotted cat". It seems like a small jungle cat with some differences. When we checked with the binoculars, we could not believe our...

Posted: Baghvan by Yusuf Rizvi, Date: 23 December 2011

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LEOPARD WITH A KILL ON A TREE

To watch a leopard on a kill, as well as in a tree is always exciting. Recently I got a chance to witness that. I was driving back to the lodge and came to the spot where one of the vehicles had already spotted the leopard in a tree with a kill. It was so exciting to see the leopard with a spotted deer faun kill. We managed to take a few photos.

Posted: Baghvan by Yusuf Rizvi, Date: 3 December 2011

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