wildlife

The Indian Eagle Owl (previously called the Great Horned Owl) has always fascinated me. One of my first encounters with it was when a couple of us school kids were walking along a dry river bed in Bhopal and the bird suddenly took off startling us. It settled a few metres away and we watched … Read more

It was dusk. We were returning to the farm house after a stroll. We did not bother to have lights and when we reached the varandah we saw something moving. Torch light showed that it was a snake. Since it was near the door, I tried moving it away with a 2 foot long broken … Read more

In early June 2016, four of us had volunteered for some high altitude camera trap setup work in the Shamshy range of mountains in Kyrgyzstan. It was a unique, interesting and highly memorable experience. The Hut We spent around 6 days in a remote hut inside the shooting range. There was a forest ranger with … Read more

We saw a group of hoolock gibbons in Hoollongapar(?) reserve forest near Kaziranga National Park in Assam. This was in March 2008. We went by foot accompanied by a forest guard with a rifle. As we walked through the dense evergreen forest we could hear the hoo-hu hoo-hu calls loud and clear. We reached a … Read more