by Thomas | May 27, 2012 | Animals, Endangered Species, Sri Lanka
Elephants wallowing in mud or water as the sun beats down, make for interesting photography subjects. We were treated to exactly that during one of our safaris in the Yala national park, Sri Lanka. It was an early afternoon and the intense humidity and heat was...
by Thomas | Feb 5, 2012 | Places, Sri Lanka
Yala Wildlife Sanctuary is the second largest National Park in Sri Lanka. It is estimated that the park has 40+ mammal species, 200+ bird species and over 40 reptile species. It has one the largest density of Leopards in the world. Tourists are permitted to visit the...
by Thomas | Dec 25, 2011 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, India
“Happy Holidays to all our blogger friends” We have had many encounters with Asiatic Elephants in the Indian forests. There was a time when an Elephant mock charged us and ended up less than 10 feet from the Jeep. There was another encounter where...
by Thomas | Nov 6, 2011 | India, Places
Like we mentioned in Wild places – Indian Wilderness Part – 1, India is a country with lots of wild places, which are abundant in diverse flora and fauna. Though there are so many places we are yet to travel to, we are blessed to have been able to visit...
by Thomas | Oct 23, 2011 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Serengeti, Tanzania
Elephants have always amazed us and we have many memorable encounters with them. As we write this post, some moments that flash through our memories of Indian Elephants are those of being mock charged, road blocked by them and that of they getting very close to us.We...
