by Thomas | Feb 10, 2019 | Animals, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Tadoba
This was my third trip to Tadoba in as many months and I have had some of the most amazing Tiger sightings. However the most popular Tigress, known as Maya, eluded me till now. I was on the last safari of this trip and lucky for me, Maya finally showed herself. And...
by Thomas | Jan 6, 2019 | Africa, Amboseli, Animals, Bandipur, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Kenya, South India, Tadoba, Valparai
In this first post of 2019, we want to pause and look back at the best of Walk the Wilderness in 2018. The most popular post of 2018 in terms of number of hits was the rare sighting of mating Hyenas in Amboseli National park. The Wagdoh male – probably the...
by Thomas | Dec 30, 2018 | Animals, Birds, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Tadoba
On this safari into Tadoba Tiger Reserve’s core zone, we reached the territory of the Tigress, popularly known as Choti Tara, in anticipation of another display by her cubs. While we patiently waited for the cubs to show up, a Oriental Honey Buzzard flew in and...
by Thomas | Dec 2, 2018 | Animals, Birds, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Tadoba
After observing Matkasur, the dominant Tiger of Tadoba’s core zone , we moved deeper into the forest only to be stopped in our tracks by these tiny subjects. It was a small flock of Button Quails that were foraging along the side of the road. We were amazed to...
by Thomas | Nov 4, 2018 | Animals, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Tadoba
I ended the previous post on Tadoba with the fleeting image of Matkasur, the dominant Tiger of Tadoba’s core zone. I wished he had surfaced earlier, when there was more light. Having said that, I reminded myself that it was a wild Tiger in its territory and any...
