http://www.dickysingh.com On Tigers, Wildlife, Nature & Conservation in Ranthambhore (or Ranthambore) National Park other parts of north India's wilds Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:18:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) was sighted and photographed for the first time in the plains of India. A keen birder from Delhi Wing Commander Vijay Sethi photographed it on the 22nd and 23rd May 2010. He found the bird near Malik Talao in the heart of the park. He ... http://www.dickysingh.com/2010/06/little-bittern-sighted-in-ranthambhore-national-park-on-2223-may-2010/ At around 1000 hours in the morning the Deputy Field Director of Ranthambhore national park (RS Shekhawat) called me and asked me to reach the Tadla chowki (or Forest Guard House) near Banas river as soon as possible, along with MD Parasher. He told me that the two “Chiroli cubs” ... http://www.dickysingh.com/2010/03/two-tiger-poisoned-in-ranthambhore-tiger-reserve/ A few days ago I read the following news in the Times of India, one of India’s leading daily newspaper. It goes like this: Tigers will now roar at Darrah JAIPUR: After Ranthambore and Sariska, Darrah. Rajasthan is all set to get its third tiger reserve, and India its 39th, very soon. ... http://www.dickysingh.com/2009/11/wildlife-migration-corridors-from-ranthambhore/ Wildlife is on the brink by PANKAJ SEKHSARIA Wildlife is on the brink and it is high time we took a critical look at our conservation realities and policies. Most that share landscapes with wildlife, for instance, live extremely low impact lives yet they pay the biggest cost for conservation. Question of survival: Tribal settlements in ... http://www.dickysingh.com/2009/11/a-great-article/ Sorry for the long silence. I was on a well deserved vacation. In the midst of all the global gloom here is some good news - the tigers of Sariska project tiger reserve have being partying. The Sarika brochure states that the tiger "prefer" large prey like Sambar deer....and cold beer. Dharmendra Khandal ... http://www.dickysingh.com/2009/09/sariska-tigers-have-been-partying/ Interesting email exchange between Deepali and your truly. Deepali is a naturalist, photographer and economist from Delhi. I got her permission to share this on the blog. From: Deepali Sharma Sanwal Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 11:11:25 +0530 To: Aditya Singh Subject: hi from Delhi Hi Aditya Hello ... http://www.dickysingh.com/2009/09/interesting-email-exchange/ On the 24th of April 2009, Machali (Ranthambhore’s most famous tigress) and B2 (Bandhavgarh’s most famous tiger) were given a “life time achievement award” by TOFT in Delhi. TOFT or Travel Operators for Tigers is a pressure group of Travel Operators (http://www.toftindia.org/index.php), Destination management companies and Accommodation providers who aim ... http://www.dickysingh.com/2009/04/machali-12-years-old-an-award-winner-and-fighting-fit/ Sorry for not writing for a long time but I had been busy traveling (basically having a good time).Sorry for not writing for a long time but I had been busy traveling (basically having a good time). I got a few mails from Doctor Dharmendra Khandal – the Field Biologist of ... http://www.dickysingh.com/2009/03/mails-from-dharmendra/ There are reports in the local and national newspaper that a male tiger – officially known as T 3 (picture below – taken before he was radio collared) – has been reported missing from the Ranthambhore national park for over two months. This tiger (we call him Bahadur or Bunty) ... http://www.dickysingh.com/2008/12/missing-tiger-found/ Here is an article that I wrote for the Sanctuary magazine: A few weeks ago, I received a scathing response from a ‘tiger activist’ friend to an article I had posted online about the conservation value of tourism. After blasting my views, he finally stated that what tigers really need ... http://www.dickysingh.com/2008/10/the-tourism-conundrum-an-insider-responds/