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01, 2012
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01, 2012
Cold wave in Ranthambhore
Most of north west India, including Ranthambore, has been going through a cold wave for the last few days. The night temperatures have been going down to 2 or 3 degrees Centigrade and the only saving grace is that there is little or no fog, so the daytime sun is nice and warm. The safaris, especially
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01, 2012
Star Male or T 28 – A wild tiger’s story
Somewhere during early 2006 T 27 or the Gilai Sagar female gave birth to a litter of two male cubs, which were given the Identification code of T 28 and T 29. Their father was T 2 or X male (so called because very little was known about him), who at that time was the
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01, 2012
Unnis or T 19 – A Wild Tiger’s Story
The three sisters – “Satara”, “Athara” and “Unnis” (or 17, 18 and 19 in Hindi) were born during the monsoon months (July to September) of 2006. They were the three female cubs of Machali’s (T16) last litter and T 2, who was then the most dominant male of Ranthambhore, was the father. These three cubs
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01, 2012
Sundari or Sattra or T 17 – A wild tiger’s story
The three sisters – “Satara”, “Athara” and “Unnis” (or 17, 18 and 19 in Hindi) were born during the monsoon months (July to September) of 2006. They were the three female cubs of Machali’s (T16) last litter and T 2, who was then the most dominant male of Ranthambhore, was the father. These three cubs (numbered
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01, 2012
Mottled Wood Owl
I saw a Mottled Wood Owl (Strix ocellata) in Ranthambhore national park after nearly two year. The Owl was roosting on a branch of a Khirni tree (Manikara hexandra) on the way to High Point inside the Ranthambore national park.
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01, 2012
Machali or T 16 – A wild tiger’s story
Machali or T 16 was born sometimes during the monsoons of 1997. She was the dominant cub amongst a litter of 3 females. I moved to Ranthambhore in 1998 and she was one of the first cubs that I saw in Ranthambhore. Since then I have had a strong emotional attachment to her. Machali in Hindi
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01, 2012
Some tips on planning your east African Safari
Costs: The costs for an East African safari can be broken up into three major components: Park fees. These include entry fees per head (between 60 to 80 US$ per head per day for non residents), Vehicle entry fee per day, Lodging concessions etc. These are all the fees that have to be paid to
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01, 2012
Greetings from Ranthambhore
Hope you have a wild and action packed 2012....with tigers on your tail...
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12, 2011
Seasons Greetings
Seasons greeting from all of us at The Ranthambhore Bagh. T 19 has a litter of three cubs (two males and one female) - three newbies to Ranthambhore tiger reserve
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12, 2011
Aditya Singh’s interview in Education Times
Publication: The Times Of India Mumbai; Date: Dec 20, 2011; Section: Education Times; Page: 44 EXPERT EYE - Snapshots in the wild Giving up a high salaried conventional career in civil services, Aditya Singh followed his heart to become a wildlife photographer. Seema Khinnavar trails his journey. Winner of this year’s Sanctuary Call of the Wild
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12, 2011
12th Sanctuary Wildlife Awards 2011
Aditya Singh won the highly coveted "Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Photographer of the year 2011 award" for this picture of a mother bear with two young cubs on her back fighting off a male tiger in the Ranthambhore national park. Read more about this incident Aditya also won a "Highly Commended" award in the same competition for