(06-24-2017, 12:07 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: Too bad Raja was still going strong until tragedy hit him, he didnt get to live to his fullest. In 2009, he was just around 5 years old and by 2017. he was still a force and the only close rival of Gowri Shankar. I heard a week prior to his death, Raja was seen following Kanana Dhari male and would have probably killed him. what a worse way to die, getting half of his face chopped off and ending up buried in a farmer's field. Bandipur National Park will never be the same anymore, they failed to protect the living legend of the South. Raja in his time generated millions worth of revenue for the park and at the end of the day. this is how it all ended for him. what a horrible way to go for an Alpha male like him. 

(06-28-2017, 03:08 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: Umarpani is such a dense killing machine, what a powerful guy. I hope both him and CM find a way to co-exist and spread their genes all over Kanha. this is how Namdev and Katezari eventually put their differences aside. Prior to that it was that Katezari and Leopard face rivalry and after immense fights, they both learned to co-exist and spread their genes around. in the present days, the only threat to Matkasur is Kali (son of Namdev and nak katti), if Kali moves near Ainbodi and near the lake more often. i could see a lot of conflict over territorial grounds. Matkasur is such a beast though, under his reign. he has eliminated and conquered every bit of land and has managed to keep queen Maya by his side. Kali is the only male making serious moves, last month he snuck in and mated with Maya but officially she is still Matkasur's mate and from the looks of it, she will remain his mate for a while.

(06-29-2017, 08:54 PM)shaileshsharadnaik Wrote:

(06-28-2017, 03:08 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: Umarpani is such a dense killing machine, what a powerful guy. I hope both him and CM find a way to co-exist and spread their genes all over Kanha. this is how Namdev and Katezari eventually put their differences aside. Prior to that it was that Katezari and Leopard face rivalry and after immense fights, they both learned to co-exist and spread their genes around. in the present days, the only threat to Matkasur is Kali (son of Namdev and nak katti), if Kali moves near Ainbodi and near the lake more often. i could see a lot of conflict over territorial grounds. Matkasur is such a beast though, under his reign. he has eliminated and conquered every bit of land and has managed to keep queen Maya by his side. Kali is the only male making serious moves, last month he snuck in and mated with Maya but officially she is still Matkasur's mate and from the looks of it, she will remain his mate for a while.

Hello,


I too hope and pray Both umarpani and Chota munna have a truce and find out ways and means to coexist like Tadoba males. However if you see the history of Kanha, am not sure that looks prudent. Don't know why there are so many deaths in fights there? One of the reason , experts give is - less number of females. Cant see that as true because there are so many tigresses around now. May be its their genes that compel them to fight. I don't know Kanha so well. But I know Tadoba for some years now. Here male tiger deaths in fights are rare or alteast they are not captured except that of an old male death in non-tourism bhanuskhindi area an year back.  Katezari male, Saturn, Gabbar, Waghdoh, Bajrang,  Yeda anna, Old hilltop male, old W male have surely fought with eachother but found out ways to back off and coexist without getting killed. 

Coming to matkasur; yes he is the only male sighted in tourism zone regularly. Bajrang is seen rarely but have a strong grip on mohurli area. And Kolsa males are so elusive. There were times when I didn't spot a male tiger in 15-20 safaris over 2 years but many tigresses and cubs.  One of my wish list after the park opens back in Oct 17; is to see few more males in tourism area

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Quote:I had a very, very rare sighting of a white tiger in the mountains of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. A tiger has 1/10000 chance of being born white, as per Wiki. I have heard of such tigers from the North, and from MP/Rewa. Googling didn't throw up any results re sightings from NBR. So perhaps this is the first documented one in recent times from these regions. A lot more rare than sighting a black panther, especially in the South.  P.S. the forest department folks asked me to keep the location secret when sharing on a public forum, so those of my friends who know, don't share.

(07-03-2017, 10:54 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: rarest of the rarest, a young white bengal tiger photographed in the wild by Nilanjan Ray from the CLAW- Conservation Lenses & wildlife

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this is probably a first record shot after 65 something years.

here is the original post below.

Quote:I had a very, very rare sighting of a white tiger in the mountains of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. A tiger has 1/10000 chance of being born white, as per Wiki. I have heard of such tigers from the North, and from MP/Rewa. Googling didn't throw up any results re sightings from NBR. So perhaps this is the first documented one in recent times from these regions. A lot more rare than sighting a black panther, especially in the South.  P.S. the forest department folks asked me to keep the location secret when sharing on a public forum, so those of my friends who know, don't share.

hopefully Forest Department can confirm.

(07-03-2017, 10:54 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: rarest of the rarest, a young white bengal tiger photographed in the wild by Nilanjan Ray from the CLAW- Conservation Lenses & wildlife

*This image is copyright of its original author

this is probably a first record shot after 65 something years.

here is the original post below.

Quote:I had a very, very rare sighting of a white tiger in the mountains of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. A tiger has 1/10000 chance of being born white, as per Wiki. I have heard of such tigers from the North, and from MP/Rewa. Googling didn't throw up any results re sightings from NBR. So perhaps this is the first documented one in recent times from these regions. A lot more rare than sighting a black panther, especially in the South.  P.S. the forest department folks asked me to keep the location secret when sharing on a public forum, so those of my friends who know, don't share.

hopefully Forest Department can confirm.

 on Wikipedia 

(07-01-2017, 08:06 PM)Roflcopters Wrote: Pckts, who was this Navegaon male that you saw. Kali has a firm grip in that area and he pushed old Navegon male out of the area, Narasimha is more towards Navegaon Buffer and he is often sighted in Kali and Matkasur's territory. im wondering if you actually saw Kali and the new female, who were the cubs. Do you have any pics of the female or the cubs?

(07-03-2017, 10:54 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: rarest of the rarest, a young white bengal tiger photographed in the wild by Nilanjan Ray from the CLAW- Conservation Lenses & wildlife

*This image is copyright of its original author

this is probably a first record shot after 65 something years.

here is the original post below.

Quote:I had a very, very rare sighting of a white tiger in the mountains of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. A tiger has 1/10000 chance of being born white, as per Wiki. I have heard of such tigers from the North, and from MP/Rewa. Googling didn't throw up any results re sightings from NBR. So perhaps this is the first documented one in recent times from these regions. A lot more rare than sighting a black panther, especially in the South.  P.S. the forest department folks asked me to keep the location secret when sharing on a public forum, so those of my friends who know, don't share.

hopefully Forest Department can confirm.