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Lake area of Ranthambhore is smiling again & it has a reason too. It is all set to regain it's lost glory, glory of being the seat of first family of Ranthambhore. The current queen T17 is raising her cubs far away from palace, disappointing everyone. She isn’t likely to return anytime soon...

One family separated, one family to be united shortly. Sariska seems to have mastered the art of bringing families together & this time is no different. Two female cubs translocated to Sariska have been separated from their father T25 only to be united with their half brother. Sounds complicated??? allow me to simplify....

It is a matter of few days before orphan cubs of T5, two sub adult females are trans located to their new home at Sariska Tiger Reserve. As per sources forest department is currently tracking their movement & experts from WII are already camping at Ranthambhore so that this operation can be completed in next two-three days....

Rajbagh, the most expensive piece of wild real estate as dear friend & wild life film maker Nallu Muthu calls it, wears a deserted look. Once Bustling with tiger action & a favorite backdrop for wild life film makers & photographers is feeling a little cheated these days. The place has been the playground of park’s firs...

T17 return to lake area with her cubs & some fantastic action was good enough a reason for me to pack bags. Like many other photographers & wildlife enthusiasts all over India & abroad, I was waiting for capture this family against majestic backdrops of Ranthambhore fort & hunting palace in lake area like her mother legendary Ma...

Almost a month over since Ranthambhore reopened for visitors & lot of action has already happened including one unfortunate incident of killing of forester Gheesu Singh by T24 on 25.10.12. Lot of action is taking place in lives of Ranthambhore tigers. Some of these events will surely impact the power dynamics at Ranthambhore in ...

Back to Ranthambhore after a fortnight & landscape has already changed, dry grass is now more prominently visible especially in areas with less canopy cover. Though the park still retains its green landscape, small streams & water pools have started drying. Intensity of water flow through Gomukh(cow head structure) at Mishradarr...

A disturbing piece of news from Ranthambhore, not very glad reporting it as i have till recently taken pride in saying it happened in my Ranthambhore”. Today morning around 11.30 AM a tiger attacked forestor Gheesu Singh in Kundaal area of park & killed him. As per eyewitness three forest guards & some 20 odd labors were c...

Had gone to Ranthambhore to do my story on next unsung hero, something forced me to stay back not sure what but tickets kept on getting cancelled & 16th Oct arrived. The day on which supreme court was to decide fate of wildlife tourism in India, while we all hoped that outcome would be positive, as always there were if’s...

Just as last tourist moved out of tiger reserve announcing end of maddening year end rush, I excused myself from mundane city life and was back at my workstation in wilderness. Fog played spoil sport for initial few days with almost less than 20 meters visibility till 9 in morning, this is cold wave of north India at it’s...