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A TREAT FOR BIRDERS

A wonderful kingfisher been seen at Bandhavgarh National Park for almost 15 days. We do keep seeing kingfishers like Pied, Common or small blue, White throated and Stock billed but the Black capped is really a treat for the birders, as its not very offen seen.

Posted: Mahua Kothi by Allwyn D'souza, Date: 30 December 2011

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SLOTH BEAR (BALLOO)

This magnificent animal is highly nocturnal in behaviour. To see it in the day time is a treat. Our guests were very lucky to not only see it, but to enjoy a lot of their behavioural habits as well. A sloth bear is also known as a predator of termites. This photograph has been contibuted by our guest, Monica Lafon.

Posted: Mahua Kothi by yugdeep singh, Date: 23 December 2011

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SAGA OF A NEW TIGRESS

We were driving through an unexplored part of the forest and at around 60 km from the lodge we found this young female, whom none has ever heard about ... She was a little upset at first, snarling at us, but she soon realised that we are no match to her and got very relaxed afterwards.

Posted: Mahua Kothi by yugdeep singh, Date: 7 November 2011

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COLLARED SCOOPS OWL

We spotted a pair of night owl nesting in this hollow tree. They normally use tree holes like this to nest.

Posted: Mahua Kothi by yugdeep singh, Date: 7 November 2011

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CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE

This is a juvenile of a crested serpent eagle, which as the name suggests is a specialised snake hunter. Here it's sitting next to this water body probably in search of food.

Posted: Mahua Kothi by yugdeep singh, Date: 2 November 2011

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SLOTH BEAR

We were with our guests on an evening drive to explore and distant part of the park. We were extremely lucky to see 2 sloth bears - probably a mother and her cub of between 7 to 9 months old. They were busy sniffing for food on termite mounts and bamboo.

Posted: Mahua Kothi by yugdeep singh, Date: 26 October 2011

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ELUSIVE TIGERESS

The sighting of this majestic tigress filled my guests and I with such excitement. We followed the tracks of this tigress for about 20 minutes. All the langurs and deer were going wild, running around and there were frantic warning calls all over. Then finally we saw a big head pop out of the tall grass and then came this beautiful tigress with the golden...

Posted: Mahua Kothi by yugdeep singh, Date: 23 October 2011

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GROUNDBREAKING GAUR TRANSLOCATION IN INDIA

&Beyond has been at the forefront of a groundbreaking mass translocation of 19 gaur (Indian bison) to restore the species in Bandhavgarh National Park . This is the first successful mass translocation of gaur EVER attempted in south Asia, and it has laid the foundation for further specialised wildlife relocations in India. The 19 gaur were...

Posted: Mahua Kothi by andBeyond HQ, Date: 14 April 2011

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MALE TIGER

A large male tiger came in to view at the end of the road and walked toward the vehicle. It then veered off and walked across to a water hole. Before drinking it lay down and yawned twice. After drinking it walked over to some overhanging foliage and spray marked it before heading off.

Posted: Mahua Kothi by Eric Gurwin, Date: 3 January 2011

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Curry, peacocks and tigers : Phinda rangers set forth for Indian shores

During the first three weeks of March 2010, two Phinda Mountain Lodge rangers set forth to explore AndBeyond’s Indian lodges. Giles Kelmanson and I, accompanied by our rather charming girlfriends (Louise and Cara respectively) spent three curry-infused weeks exploring north India. Landing in Delhi, our itinerary began with a good butter chicken and...

Posted: Mahua Kothi by Craig Hayman, Date: 12 July 2010

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