An outing at an orchard retreat on the fringes of Bandipur Tiger Reserve

An outing at an orchard retreat on the fringes of Bandipur Tiger Reserve

“It was an uncanny sight,” recalls Vijay Prabhu, founder and owner of Littlearth chain of boutique hotels in Udhagamandalam, about spotting a tiger on a sunny afternoon. He was driving from Udhagamandalam to his property The Mangifera located on the fringes of Bandipur Tiger Reserve. “Bandipur forests have the highest density of tigers. It was an hour past noon, […]

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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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246 vultures spotted in first-ever synchronised survey in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka

246 vultures spotted in first-ever synchronised survey in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka

White-Rumped vultures were recorded at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve buffer zone during the two-day Synchronised vulture census by Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka Forest Departments which began on March 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy As many as 246 vultures were spotted in the first ever synchronised survey conducted along the borders of Tamil […]

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Watch | Elephant whisperers Bomman, Bellie move on; neither pain of separation nor pleasure of Academy Award stops them

Watch | Elephant whisperers Bomman, Bellie move on; neither pain of separation nor pleasure of Academy Award stops them

Elephant whisperers Bomman, Bellie from Tamil Nadu | Video Credit: N. Bashkaran, M. Sathyamoorthy March 13, 2023 05:51 pm | Updated March 15, 2023 12:42 pm IST – UDHAGAMANDALAM/DHARMAPURI After the Oscar for Best Documentary Short was announced for ‘ The Elephant Whisperers’ in a glitzy ceremony, far away in Los Angeles, U.S., the director […]

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Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to begin the first synchronised vulture survey on Feb 24

Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to begin the first synchronised vulture survey on Feb 24

White-rumped and long-billed vultures spotted in Sigur in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve buffer zone during a previous bird survey | Photo Credit: SATHYAMOORTHY M The Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department, with its counterparts in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, is preparing to organise the first synchronised vulture survey in selected regions of the Western Ghats on […]

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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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Leopard that killed a child captured and relocated

Leopard that killed a child captured and relocated

A leopard that killed a four-year-old child in Udhagai North Forest Range near Doddabetta was captured and released into the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Saturday morning. Forest department officials stated that the leopard had killed a child on August 10, 2022, during a chance encounter in a private tea estate when the victim had gone […]

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A day in the life of an elephant and its mahout at Theppakadu camp in Mudumalai

A day in the life of an elephant and its mahout at Theppakadu camp in Mudumalai

On World Elephant Day (August 12), meet the mahouts of the 105-year-old Theppakadu camp at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, renowned for working with rescued conflict animals On World Elephant Day (August 12), meet the mahouts of the 105-year-old Theppakadu camp at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, renowned for working with rescued conflict animals Wasim’s trunk pauses midair as […]

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