Indian Wildlife

This page is a mirror site in the USA. The original site is maintained by Yogesh Wadadekar in India [warning: slow link].
Last mirrored: 20 August 1999.

Reports and Checklists

The following trip reports are either my own, or they are reproduced with the permission of the author. All reports dealing with the Natural History of the Indian subcontinent are appropriate for this site. If you would like to include your trip reports here, e-mail them to me. Please only straight text, no encoded attachments. I have limited disk space, thus do no include graphics without making prior arrangements with me. Alternatively, provide me with a WWW URL, so I can include a pointer here. Entries in italics are pointers to documents at other sites over which I have no control. All other entries are stored here. I'm not interested in mere species lists, but rather in reports with a well written narrative. I reserve the right to correct obvious spelling and punctuation errors and to adapt the layout for the WWW.

General Reports

Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh Report based on my visit in May 1997
Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh Report based on my visit in May 1994
Dafla Hills, Arunachal Pradesh Report of Ramana Athreya's visit in December 1994 : zipped Postscript files (93K)
Birding Trip to Goa 1997
Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh Report of Ramana Athreya's visit there in October 1996 and January 1997 (~200K zipped Postscript). Various subsets of this large report are available at Ambrish Kumar's homepage.
Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh Report of my visit there in December 1995 : contains some inlined pictures (JPEG).
Namdapha Tiger Reserve Report of an earlier visit in December 1993
A British Birdwatcher in Pune A report on birds of Pune and surrounding regions by David Adelson. A much larger file (339K) containing complete sight records is also available.
Birds of Mumbai (Bombay) and Pune (Poona) prepared by Ignaz Wanders
Birdlife at Pashan Lake near Pune, seen in a couple of hours on a winter morning.
Birdlife at Rangapur Observatory near Hyderabad, seen in a couple of hours during a visit in October 1997.
Roopkund Lake, Garhwal Himalaya Report based on a visit by Mr. Sandeep Tambe, IFS in October 1997

Checklists

Birds of Ahmedabad
Birds of University of Pune
Snakes of University of Pune Updated
Birds of Chennai (Madras) compiled by Radhika Vathsan
Checklist of the Birds of India published by by the Oriental Bird Club

Photographs

Elephant herd in Mudumalai Sanctuary in Tamilnadu, May 1992. (71K JPEG)
Leopard in a cage caught at IIT Bombay, summer 1992. (61K JPEG)
A Sambar in Corbett National Park, Uttar Pradesh, June 1995 (53K JPEG)
Spotted Owlet Athene brama (42K JPEG)
Flora of Western Ghats Several JPEG's
Bhimashankar Sanctuary, Maharashtra Several JPEG's
Tyger, Tyger burning bright... : Need I say more ?

Stories

Adventure in Bhimashankar
Namdapha : An Out of The World Experience A short article by my friend Sandeep Tambe on our visit to Namdapha
How we missed the tiger at Dhikala, Corbett Tiger Reserve
The Hunt A short piece by Sandeep Tambe
Death of a Civet by Sandeep Tambe
Mili - The grave digger by Sandeep Tambe
The Jungle a poem by Sandeep Tambe

Resource Material for Nature Clubs

Snakebite What to do in an emergency ?
Snake catching: The safe and easy way.
Some common poisonous snakes and how to identify them.
Common Misconceptions about Snakes
Nest Collection Worksheet What to record if you find a nest ?
List of Books on Nature, Wildlife and Environment
Checklist of things to take along when going on long treks.
Binoculars for Birdwatching Advice to beginners about choosing binoculars and telescopes for birdwatching by Ed Mathews
Basics of Nature Photography Tips for beginners.
Photography Log Form A blank format for keeping detailed notes about photographs taken
Protected Areas in India: The ideal starting resource for planning a nature camp. For news about recent happenings in our protected areas consult the JPAM Update.
Threats to Indian Wildlife A compilation by Bittu Sahgal
Eyes on the Tiger A National Geographic Educational Resource.New

Mailing List

NatHistory India: A mailing list for discussions on the Natural History of South Asia.

Journals, Magazines, Newsletters etc.

Journal of Indian Bird Records and Conservation a free online journal on ornithology.
Sanctuary (Asia) Magazine: A bimonthly devoted to Indian Wildlife and Environmental issues. Email: [email protected] Sahgal
Newsletter for Birdwatchers: A bimonthly containing many items of interest for birdwatchers in India.For more details contact [email protected]
Ecologist Asia: A bimonthly from the publishers of Sanctuary. For subscription information contact the editor, Bittu Sahgal
Joint protected Area Management JPAM Newsletter is published every two months by the Indian Institute of Public Administration and provides up to date news and information about conservation related issues

Wildlife Research and Conservation Organisations

Association for Species Conservation in India (ASCI) New
Bombay Natural History Society
Centre for Ecological Sciences at Bangalore.
Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Nagpur Maharashtra. An excellent website, about parks in the Vidarbha region, including Tadoba Tiger Reserve and Pench Tiger Reserve.
Ecopune.com a website about wildlife and environment NGO's in Pune: RANWA, BHUMATA, ECONET, NISARGAVEDH and many others.
Indira Gandhi Conservation Monitoring Center (IGCMC)
Madras Natural History Society
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India
Project Tiger Home Page
West Bengal State Wildlife New
Wildlife Institute of India at Dehra Dun
Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO)

If you need additional information on Wildlife areas in India send a mail to me at [email protected]. I can probably answer specific questions about Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Corbett Tiger Reserve, Mudumalai Sanctuary, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur), Bhimashankar Sanctuary, Radhanagari Sanctuary. For organised wildlife tour options, you may want to contact the Department of Tourism or Asian Adventures.

Indian Wildlife & Ecology Sites around the World

Centre for Science and Environment in New Delhi.
Ecoindia.com News and views on ecological issues.
Indiatime Wildlife
IIT Bombay Wildlife Club: The Club organises trips to National Parks all over India twice a year.
Conservation in India contains useful links on conservation.
Department of Tourism Govt. of India. At the very least, they will provide you with brochures.
Dhole Home Page The Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a species of wild dog from Southern Asia.
Indian Wildlife Reserves contains basic details and pictures of the most popular reserves.
Indian Wildlife Conservation Awareness Site contains news and some nice photographs of wild animals in the indian jungle.
Birds and Birding in India: Vivek Tiwari's birding page at Princeton
NatHistory-India List Archives contain records of discussion on the premier mailing list for issues related to Indian Wildlife
Himalayas Home Page A well researched,ThinkQuest award winning site.
Where do you want to go birding in India today?
Himalayas as seen by Karamjeet Singh
Tarumitra a student movement that aims to protect the environment
The Thousand Tigers Website about Hazaribagh, Bihar. New
Wildife Chronicle (Indian Wildlife) offers high quality pictures as freeware.

International Conservation Related Organisations

Conservation International
International Crane Foundation
IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Greenpeace
National Geographic Society
National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution
Oriental Bird Club
Internet Tiger Activist a group dedicated to the cause of saving the tiger from extinction.
Tiger Information Center
Wetlands International (Asia Pacific)
Wildlife Conservation Society
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature and its branch in India - WWF (India)

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Wolves in Velavadar Gujarat.
Snow leopard in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir State, India.

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