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 | Jan 1, 2017 | Africa, Animals, Bandipur, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Havelock Island, India, Kenya, Maasai Mara, North India, Ranthambore, South India, Valparai
Here’s wishing all our friends and followers of Walk the Wilderness a Happy New Year 2017! At Walk the Wilderness, we usher in the New Year with this post of the Best Wildlife Experiences of the year gone by. 2016 has been a fantastic year for us with...
by Thomas | Oct 16, 2016 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India, Valparai
Valparai had been amazingly kind and generous to us on this trip. And this close encounter with an Alpha Male Lion-tailed Macaque is definitely the highlight of this trip. We went to Puthuthottam bungalow once again to get a glimpse of the other troop of Lion-tailed...
by Thomas | Oct 2, 2016 | Birds, Featured, India, South India, Valparai
Right from the time we checked in at Stanmore bungalow of the Briar tea estates in Valparai, the call of the Malabar Whistling Thrush had been ringing in my ears. When I checked with the staff, they told me that there was a resident Malabar Whistling Thrush on the...
by Thomas | Sep 18, 2016 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India, Valparai
While we enjoyed watching the antics of the Lion-tailed Macaque troop in the tea plantation, the Alpha male of the troop finally appeared and he was completely at ease with us around the troop. He sat right there in the open and kept a vigil over his troop. His top of...
by Thomas | Sep 4, 2016 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India, Valparai
After we reached the Puthuttotam Annexure Bungalow in Valparai, we got introduced to the manager. He pointed out that there was another smaller troop of Lion-tailed Macaques that frequented the property compared to the large troop that we had watched at close quarters...
by Thomas | Aug 21, 2016 | Featured, India, Places, Valparai
After checking in at the Stanmore garden estate in Valparai, I stepped onto the balcony of the two level wooden Chalet and the sweeping views of the tea estate blew by mind away. After soaking in the luxurious views, I made a mental note to wake up early and try to...
by Thomas | Aug 7, 2016 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Valparai
I vividly remember my last trip to Valparai and the various challenges we had in sighting, photographing the Lion-tailed Macaque. You can read more about that experience in the land of the Lion-tailed Macaque. So on this trip to Valparai, I wasn’t expecting much...
by Thomas | Apr 13, 2014 | Animals, Endangered Species, India, Valparai
We have been wanting to visit Anaimalai Hills in the Western Ghats for a long time to spot the endangered species of Lion-tailed Macaque. But we had been postponing it because of the lack of good places to stay. However, all that changed when we heard about Sinna...
