An elephant image shot at Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has emerged the winner at Drone Photo Awards 2023

An elephant image shot at Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has emerged the winner at Drone Photo Awards 2023

Sleeping giant shot by K A Dhanuparan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The elephant rests on its side, its massive body occupying a significant portion of the frame. Its wrinkled grey skin appears to harmonise effortlessly with the surrounding foliage, giving the impression that it is an inherent component of the landscape. This image of […]

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World Environment Day | How Tamil Nadu’s tiger reserves tackle the summer

World Environment Day | How Tamil Nadu’s tiger reserves tackle the summer

A quintessential summer day in Tamil Nadu’s five major tiger reserves sees the dry rustle of grasslands, trickles of streams, and the occasional wild forest fire. Animals like elephants, deer and panthers step out of the shadows to lounge near water bodies and small birds ride piggyback. “We begin preparing for the heat right from […]

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World Environment Day | How Tamil Nadu’s tiger reserves tackle the summer

World Environment Day | How Tamil Nadu’s tiger reserves tackle the summer

A quintessential summer day in Tamil Nadu’s five major tiger reserves sees the dry rustle of grasslands, trickles of streams, and the occasional wild forest fire. Animals like elephants, deer and panthers step out of the shadows to lounge near water bodies and small birds ride piggyback. “We begin preparing for the heat right from […]

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A three-minute film released on World Wildlife Day (March 3) showcases Anamalais

A three-minute film released on World Wildlife Day (March 3) showcases Anamalais

Fireflies congregation at the Anamalai Tiger Resrve | Photo Credit: K A Dhanuparan “Trust me, this spectacular film will steal your heart. The Anamalais — An Ecological Paradise of Tamil Nadu. On this World Wildlife Day let’s pledge to conserve our ecological heritage,” tweeted Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary Environment Climate Change & Forests, Government […]

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The elephant whisperers of the Western Ghats 

The elephant whisperers of the Western Ghats 

The Elephant Whisperers, a heart-warming story of a couple Bomman and Bellie, and their unbreakable bond with Raghu, an orphaned elephant, has been nominated in the ‘Documentary Short Film Category’ in the 95th Academy Awards. Filmed in Tamil Nadu’s Theppakadu Elephant Camp at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Kartiki Gonsalves’ documentary shines light on the bond […]

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The elephant whisperers of the Western Ghats 

The elephant whisperers of the Western Ghats 

The Elephant Whisperers, a heart-warming story of a couple Bomman and Bellie, and their unbreakable bond with Raghu, an orphaned elephant, has been nominated in the ‘Documentary Short Film Category’ in the 95th Academy Awards. Filmed in Tamil Nadu’s Theppakadu Elephant Camp at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Kartiki Gonsalves’ documentary shines light on the bond […]

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A wildlife calendar that gives a bird’s eye view of Nature launched in Coimbatore

A wildlife calendar that gives a bird’s eye view of Nature launched in Coimbatore

An image of Nilgiri Tahr captured in its natural habitat | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement They look like white specks from above, the spot-billed ducks wading in the still waters of Anamalai Tiger Reserve, captured by award-winning photographer K A Dhanu Paran. It is featured in a calendar that celebrates wildlife from an aerial perspective. […]

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