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B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India

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You know who this is....
The Prince

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Tiger | Nagarahole

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Tigress | Bandipura

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Tiger | Nagarahole 

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Some exceptional encounters from the year 2010-2011 :


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‘Gabbar’ – A male tiger in Tadoba Andhari National Park
Tuesday, March 10, 2015posted by Bruce 12:30 PM
In 1975, a very famous Indian ‘Bollywood’ film was produced named ‘Sholay’, a Hindi action-adventure film that follows two criminals named Veeru and Jai who were hired by a local policeman to chase after a villain named ‘Gabbar’ in the southern state of Karnataka. This classic award winning film is ranked in the ‘Top 10 Indian Films’ of all time. I have not seen the film but will have a look one day soon..!

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“Gabbar’ – male tiger with a ‘radio collar’ and severely injured in a small pond near the main road in the park…! 
However, this story is not about a villain, but a beautiful mature male tiger named ‘Gabbar’ (also known as ‘Sherkhan’ or ‘T-7’) in Tadoba Tiger Reserve in the State of Maharashtra. In December 2014, he was tranquilized and then fitted with a radio collar to track his whereabouts and behavior by researchers from the ‘Wildlife Institute of India’.
Recently, ‘Gabber’ got into a fight with another male in the park that was witnessed by many on-lookers and severely injured. I have heard from a reliable source that he was in numerous fights with a bigger male and was swiped across the muzzle after the collar was fitted. It is without doubt that collars on male tigers or leopards hamper and prevent them from proper breeding, and they usually lose out to stronger cats without the heavy tightly fitted collar. It is quite possible that he is unable to hunt large animals now and may not survive into the near future…!

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A close-up showing his injuries – what a sad looking sight…!
On my last safari during late afternoon in Tadoba on March 9th-2015, I bumped into ‘Gabbar’ lying in a pool sleeping not more than 100 meters from the main road. I stayed there observing him for more than an hour about 50 meters away. He eventually lifted his head very slowly and sadly looked up at me in the jeep. I was using my Nikon D3s and a 200-400mm VR II attached with a 2X tele-converter to get a close-up shot of him. I was devastated to see the extent of his wounds and it looks like he is very sick with fever probably from infection.
If any of those researchers who are responsible for this tiger read this; you must (should) get in there and re-capture him immediately, and remove the collar and treat his wounds if you have any compassion for wildlife. He looked very sick and may not survive this ordeal. Please do not hesitate, as his death would certainly be on your hands in the name of science. Data gathered by these people is not worth the demises of even one tiger; they are now too rare in the wild for this collaring practice to continue with any real outcome in the field of wildlife conservation, or protection and enforcement of the protected area.

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‘Choti Tara’ female on the road in late morning…!
Furthermore, there is another female named ‘Choti Tara’ also fitted with a collar in Tadoba in December 2014. It was observed by some people at the lodge I was staying at that a researcher with an antenna following the female gave pertinent information to some drivers where she was going. A group of some 20 jeeps then rushed off in a cloud of dust to wait for her to reappear at the other side of the forest. This is total madness and certainly will give the researchers and park a bad name, and must be stopped now…!
I feel that the ‘Spirits of the Forest’ let me photograph ‘Gabbar’ to reveal the serious situation he is in. I’m hoping that a concerted effort will be undertaken to save this magnificent cat from bereavement, and maybe I played a small roll in his continued survival. He certainly deserves more respect than what he is getting at the moment, and the trauma he is going through needlessly. To the ‘Wildlife Institute of India’ and the Forest Department of Tadoba: PLEASE ACT NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE..!
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http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travelogue...012-a.html

Too many images so I will link this fantastic Taboda trip
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Tadoba-Broken tail male Tiger walks across.
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Chandrapur Dist of Maharashtra, India has three forest ranges, Mohurli, Kolsa and Tadoba. Tadoba range is entered from the Khutwanda gate. Mohurli range has the main tar road going straight north to Tadoba. The Telia male tiger called BROKEN TAIL has now taken over this complete range, and is seen at many of the artificial waterholes. Because of no tourist traffic on the tar road, enables him to stroll along his road.
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Hi All, This is my first post in Mammals Section.
Just back from wonderful trip to Tadoba Tiger Reserve. Saw total 6 Tigers, and 5 of them are here :)

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This summer has been good for sightings in Tadoba.... Hope you all goin get the sightings as well......


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1 of Shivaji Tiger's cub

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Bear scratch Marks on tree which had beehive in Katezari area of reserve.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve Photos
Wildnest Photographers are visiting Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve for many years and it is among the most visited tiger safari park by us as Tadoba always rewarded us with amazing wildlife moments. To read more about Tadoba and its blog, click here
Tigers of Tadoba

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A young male tiger from Tadoba Andheri Tiger Reserve

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One of the tigers who would sit inside the bushes all day long and only venture out when all the tourists had left

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Known as the Telia tiger, he was the dominant male in the area and had the best places of Tadoba as his territory

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My most memorable moment in Tadoba was when this tigeress walked towards us, while we were on foot, setting up camera traps


Those are the posts about tigers but I HIGHLY advise looking at all the other fantastic images captured

http://kalyanvarma.net/journal/2012/01/0...nt-page-2/
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Waghdoha cubs and female from dewada buffer zone, TATR. #2016
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Waghdoh devada buffer

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Matkasur male core tatr what a calm tiger.

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The Matkasur male in your picture is actually Yeda Anna.
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Really?
Its from march so that would be one of the most recent images of yeda anna that I have seen.
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I looked at the stripe pattern, it seems so
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(04-20-2016, 12:50 AM)Pcts,yes. That\s yeda anna. I had posted his head shot after I had spotted him alongwith another cotourist Neeraj on 5 March 16 evening Pckts Wrote: Really?
Its from march so that would be one of the most recent images of yeda anna that I have seen.
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What a sighting! SHEER LUCK ! UK can be unbelievable if you are lucky or very dry if you are not !!!!



And suddenly a"whats that?" moment - 5 minutes from exit time and a a km from the gate !

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as we waited this cub emerged from the shrubbery at a fair clip! — with Girish Jathar, Visty Banaji, Dhirendra Godha and Hemraj Meena.

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and strode out with a look that pierced the fading light and looked right through our hearts! — with Himanshu Bagde.

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this young hulk , reminiscent of Jai ( his dad) walks on to the tar road — with Mugdha Karkare.

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siblings , these two of the three we saw looked pretty much adult rather than sub adults !

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The one at the back looked a bit bigger than the one in front , both body size and face? — with Nilanjan Chatterjee and Ranjit Mandal.

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compare size and face of the two siblings — with Aquil Busrai.

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" Head- on " as the guides have learnt to say !

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This hulk is certainly going to grow into a bigger hulk the his dad! may even give his Dad a run for his money for the Karandhala territory !!

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You want a piece of me!!????

The Dude with the Attitude !

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Did I imagine it or does he really have that aggressive , angry young man look about him?

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the Dude!

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