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 (11-21-2018, 02:16 AM)tigerluver Wrote: It's been a while since I checked in on these guys. Gabbar is looking like Wagdoh with those scars. On that note, how is Wagdoh doing? Both were pushed out into the Buffer zone some time ago, I'd say it's been 1-2 years or so without a real photo of either but many rumblings of them being seen so both should still be alive and kicking some where.  (11-14-2018, 04:42 PM)Rishi Wrote: Good news brother!Another ultimate news about migrations and gene pool of tiger! Scientists unravels the mystery of Lalgarh tiger, which had made the forests of Jhargram’s erstwhile Maoist zone, West Midnapore and Bankura, its home for over two months this summer — had come from the forests of central India, an astonishing 900km away, and not Odisha’s Simlipal as was earlier thought, suggests DNA analysis.  *This image is copyright of its original author The speculative journey of the big cat, a full-grown male, would make it one of the longest tiger migrations ever: over 1,000km, since it didn’t travel as the crow flies. This has renewed hope about possible tiger-migration routes between central India and Bengal and underscores the need to protect forest corridors. Read full: https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/lalgarh-tiger-had-bandhavgarh-dna/articleshow/66743350.cms  (11-22-2018, 10:56 AM)Suhail Wrote: Another ultimate news about migrations and gene pool of tiger!(Long rant to follow. Took me months to gather everything) Yes, reason the Lalgarh tiger made so much headlines was because how unexpectedly it surfaced, from Chhotanagpur Plateau, a part of Central India's former prime tiger landscape where tigers are now barely holding on. Some background first... During the "hunting era" this area was what the Kanha-Tadoba are today. Also due to being in the limelight, the region's forests are populated by tribals who made their living off the hunting industry. After hunting was banned they took to poaching & by the '90s, most of wildlife population was decimated. Then started the Maoist insurgency when most of this area fell under the Red corridor & almost went lawless. Right now most of it is still completely off the conservation grid & infrastructure haven't been properly rebuilt. The Palamau & Indravati tiger reserves haven't still been fully sanitised. In Jharkhand, northern Odisha & Chhattisgarh, (15000 km² forest complex east of Sanjay-Dubri & Achanakmar tiger reserves) virtually nothing is known of those forests due to the complete absence of any formal wildlife research in this landscape for the last decade of unrest.  *This image is copyright of its original author (I've labeled the a Largarh town near which the tiger was lynched & marked the probable corridor with white.) Because of no presence of any big cats in the highly fragmented & human dominated forest cover, everybody was taken by surprise when a tiger was sighted here, later camera trapped. Even the very existence of a viable tiger corridor upto West Bengal's Jangalmahal was not known, neither was a nearby tiger population other than Simlipal. But this male's features didn't match any known specimen of the database at Simlipal. So everyone wondered of its origin (which unfortunately was only determined by genetic study after its demise).  *This image is copyright of its original author The tiger was very efficient at surviving near people. During his 2-3 months stay, killed very few cattle (despite near non-existent preybase) & attacked nobody. But the fact that turned heads was his age. He was a past-prime male, aged 10-12 years, not an adventurous youngster looking for home. That meant two things...
Although in the map i marked the whole length as a corridor, there are 4 protected areas (varying quality of management) between them, where tiger estimations show sparse presence of tigers. He need not have come all the way from MP, but somewhere from Saranda forests (marked in map), or kicked out of Palamau, or be a wanderer as well. This is not the first time mystery tigers popped up in the region out of nowhere! For example, in 2016 a tigress was sighted by tourists in the tiny Dalma Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, more then 50 years after being declared locally extinct. There's a footage: Tigers were sighted in 2014-15 in the forests near of Ranchi city, north of Saranda. A tiger was detected & poached in Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary of Odisha a last month.  *This image is copyright of its original author Another was sighted this week! The national census detected them in 3 new places of northern Odisha. The most likely place to house a viable stronghold is the Saranda forests, due to its size & relatively less fragmentation. Had the "Lalgarh tiger" headed South instead of East, then he'd have reached Simlipal instead of hitting a dead end (literally). But the landscape is mineral rich & the lobby-driven super-corrupt local authorities are destroying it. The same reason those areas became guerrilla hotbeds in the first place...
In my opinion tiger originated most probably from northwestern side of saranda landscape, means sanjay dubri or Bandhavgarh itself and not from saranda or its Eastern side.tiger comes from palmau reserve cannot be ruled out.as per satellite maps saranda and surrounding forests seems nothing more than a honey comb like matrix of forests and human settlements.although 15000 sqkm( as you mentioned) landscape may exists east of Sanjay-Dubri, palmau& Achanakmar tiger reserves,those forests may not support a viable tiger population as it lost the past glory, except several isolated reserves with little or no corridors to connect.
While we have vast forests in the south such as indravati national park and surrounding forests, Virtually no wildlife exists due to maoist threat and unrest.sadly the new report suggests there is no tiger in this reserve.do you have any information about the extant of connectivity between kanha, tadoba and intravati national park?
Anivesh Prajapati
T. 29 ktr  *This image is copyright of its original author Ravi Bandhavgarh Mahaman Male 23 November 2018  *This image is copyright of its original author Rahul Tailang “Mangu the King Of Bandhavgarh “ Dominant male of Tala Zone..And very aggressive ..He is not bold Tiger always try to avoid tourists Gypsy.. It’s a full frame shot uncropped image..he was very closed to us.. Tala Zone , Bandhavgarh Nation Park, June 18.  *This image is copyright of its original author Soumendu K Bhaduri King in a different mood!!!! T-37, Bamera's son. November, 2018.  *This image is copyright of its original author Abhijit W Ghodekar "Size Does Matter" Umarpani Male KTR Oct 18  *This image is copyright of its original author 
Harshal Malvankar
Queen of pench The huge collarwali tigress  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Sashank Agrawal Chota Munna november 2018  *This image is copyright of its original author Amit Malik Khumba Ranthambore  *This image is copyright of its original author
Parvinder Singh
Mr X , Bamera son .Bandhavgarh..  *This image is copyright of its original author Dinesh Sirsam Pench Khursapar Pench 28 November 2018 Morning safari  *This image is copyright of its original author The King Matkasur October 3rd morning Tadoba 2018.  *This image is copyright of its original author [color=#1c1e21][color=#1d2129][color=#616770][color=#365899]Sushant Jadhav Ram Kumar Yadav Kanha Umar Pani male 25 November 2018  *This image is copyright of its original author
Monu Dubey Pench
Stunning as he walked, we spotted a new male tiger today in the evening safari at bijamatta talab! Royal as he walked, he looked like new prince of turiya! . . Pench, 29 November 2018  *This image is copyright of its original author Sushant Jadhav Magic of Shooting at eye level !! Chota Munna aka CM aka T29 (Male) Mukki Zone(Kanha) Canon Gears  *This image is copyright of its original author Nature Safari India, Conservation Through Tourism I do not know how the close proximity of a Tiger reacts on others, but it always leaves me with a momentary breathless feeling, mixed with excitement, ecstasy, and a sense of fulfillment.  *This image is copyright of its original author Jeswin Kingsly Chota Munna 29th Nov '18  *This image is copyright of its original author Toftigers India & Nepal Umarpani Male T30 Kanha | Nov '18  *This image is copyright of its original author Jeswin Kingsly Kick starting this season with Junior Bajrang! Same day last year on my first safari in Kanha I saw him along with his mother Neelam and his siblings. This year Just him being separated and alone as a huge Male. Kanha | Oct '18  *This image is copyright of its original author CM  *This image is copyright of its original author @Pantherinae Uma is spotted in Mukki right now, not sure where he'll be in May when you're there but he's been putting on quite a show since the park opened up.
Mahaveer 1 (MV1) may have left Kanha for good.
In a video shared by Khamparia Nikita on Facebook group "Tigers of Kanha" a tiger (identified as him) had an encounter on what looks like the Baihar-Balaghat highway southwest of Kanha.  (12-01-2018, 03:16 AM)Rishi Wrote: Mahaveer 1 (MV1) may have left Kanha for good. I thought that tiger looked familiar..safe journey kid.
Dinesh Soni
Balwan eldest cub of Neelam oueen of kanha Meadows Nov 18  *This image is copyright of its original author Hemant Vashista The mighty BHEEM... Nov '18  *This image is copyright of its original author Ram Kumar Yadav Kanha Yuvraj 01 December 2018  *This image is copyright of its original author Ram Kumar Yadav Kanha In my 18 years of experience, This is the first time ever I have seen a tigerss entering the mating tigers vicinity....D J female and Umar Pani male were mating since morning, all of a sudden a umarjhola female entered their private space. This was like a drama happening in front of me..... 29 November 2018  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (11-29-2018, 11:22 PM)Pckts Wrote: Monu Dubey Pench Yes I have heard! Can’t wait, looks very promising at the moment.
Rahul Tailang
"Pannalal" one of my best Tiger Sighting.. Bandhavgarh. Canon Gears. June 2018  *This image is copyright of its original author Anant Kaushik Male Tiger - Turiya Pench  *This image is copyright of its original author Majid Siddiqui The king of magdhi Bandhavgarh national park November 2018  *This image is copyright of its original author Soham Chakraborty Khali, Hulk of "Devada"..  *This image is copyright of its original author Ramraj Uikey Pench New Male Tiger  *This image is copyright of its original author Ram Kumar Yadav Kanha Yuvraj 01 December 2018  *This image is copyright of its original author
Joy Bose
Damangaon male T (67), Kanha national park..  *This image is copyright of its original author Dinesh Sirsam Pench Khursapar Pench Evening safari 1 December 2018 Male tiger  *This image is copyright of its original author
Tiger sent to Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve from Kanha under Translocation Scheme
Dainik Bhaskar Dec 10, 2018 This 3-year-old tiger was rescued in mid-2016 from the Mukki Range. ©KTR Forest dept.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Rescued as an orphaned 4-5 month old cub in April 2016 after his mother, the Chitakudri female had tragically succumbed to injuries, the tiger was being freely raised in semi-wild in Ghorela enclosure of Kanha for last two and a half years. On Monday, necessary measurements of the make tiger's body and blood sampling we taken by the wildlife doctors and officials of Kanha, Pench and Sanjay Gandhi Tiger Reserve. This complete action was under the guidance of L.Krishnamurthy, new Field director of Kanha Tiger Reserve, Kanha managed the management. Vincent Rahim, the field director of Sanjay Tiger Reserve Direct, Anjana Suchita Tirkey, Deputy director and Sandeep Agrawal also collaborated in the operation. From 2005 to present, including this male tiger, 7 tigers have been rewilded & relocated to Panna Tiger Reserve, Nauradehi Sanctuary, Kanha Tiger Reserve & Satpura Tiger Reserve. This tiger trans-location will help in the increase of tigers in Sanjay Tiger Reserve. This way, the Kanha Tiger Reserve has been successfully reared the orphaned cubs and released then into the wild to live free. The Sanjay Tiger Reserve comprises Sanjay National Park and the Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary, both of which cover more than 831 Sq. Km, and are located in Sidhi District. The Sal, Bamboo & mixed forests of Sanjay TR are contagious with Guru Ghasidas NP of Chhattisgarh. The forest area of Sanjay Dubri is an important corridor connecting Bandhavgarh National Park’s wildlife at north and Palamau Tiger Reserve. |
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