There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
(11-30-2018, 02:36 PM)Rishi Wrote: It was a pleasure to read. And the video is really good. Especially with all the natural noises of the forest got caught so well.
But this has got to be the most unique capture...
(11-30-2018, 12:45 PM)Jimmy Wrote:
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India should start this kind of trekking & foot safari along forest trail in the buffers of our tiger reserves. That'll be reasonably safe & would create livelihood for the local forest dwellers.
I know it's done only in few places, like Satpura & Periyar.
Brilliant!
It's most definitely on my to-do list now.
Thank you rishi, yup tried to capture all the bird sounds, but our group kept surprisingly silent! Lol yeah that calf peed right in front of us! Yup for the livelihood of the locals, tourist activities in buffer zone is a must, many locals have also been employed as nature guides here apart from their cultural dance which was included in the package.
(11-30-2018, 03:05 PM)Wolverine Wrote: Brilliant video, amazing nature, lucky guy!
I have a feeling that Nepal is as popular among foreign tourist as Africa. In Indian parks you can't see so many Western tourists with exception of Ranthambore.
Thanks man, yup for foreigners, Chitwan definetly is their no.1 choice apart from mountains and trekking. There are so many lodges being operated there, our lodge was packed with German and French, Western tourists definitely outnumber local tourist in Chitwan.
These long chains of numerous riding elephants walking through the dense vegetation as an army are typical for Chitwan since centuries. Probably the largest ever tiger hunt in the new history by King George V (1911) with participating of whole army of elephants took place exactly in Chitwan.
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Its hard to believe that only 50 years ago (1961) the same British queen Elizabeth II and her family who now is pretending to be a big supporter of wildlife protection as a young queen took part in massive tiger and rhino hunt in Chitwan with participation of 327 riding elephants. See minutes 3,14-5:
Chitwan does carry a lot of history, wonder how things change in so short of a time, back then probably it was like diplomacy for the host country and no one raised their concern for wildlife, Asian culture does have reverence for wildlife particularly in Hinduism as some sort of god or their transport is always depicted as animals, western culture probably saw animals as art or decoration- their heads to be hung on the wall and showcased a hunter's fearless prowess as well . To make matter worse, the kings of Nepal continued on British footsteps and began hunting on their own. Old palace of Nepal doesnot have animal heads as decoration there are only sculptures acting as a deity but modern palace do even a head of cape buffalo and body (skin) with a head of a polar bear! Here is a short clip of royalties of Nepal on a hunt in Chitwan.
However, I have heard that though the animals were being killed in good numbers(back in those days they probably did not know how many animals were left), the place itself was strictly protected as an exclusive Royal forest only to be entered with permission from palace and severe punishment was in place for those not abiding to the rule. The irony is that though the animals were slaughtered the habitat was strictly protected.
