by Thomas | Apr 15, 2012 | Animals, Endangered Species, India, Pench
On our first visit to the Pench national park, we sighted and photographed several species including the Golden Jackal, White-eyed Buzzard, Leopard, Chital and the Rhesus Macque. One significant exclusion was the Bengal Tiger and we hoped that our fortune would change...
by Thomas | Apr 1, 2012 | Animals, Endangered Species, Sri Lanka
In the first edition of ‘The Yala Leopardess & her cubs’ we had spotted the mother with her cubs and the fading light had given us the opportunity to get some partial silhouettes. In the 2nd edition, we spotted the cubs just before sunrise and enjoyed...
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 | Jan 8, 2012 | Animals, Endangered Species, Sri Lanka
Having spotted the Leopardess and her sub-adult cubs that we wrote about in part 1, we decided to frequent the particular location on every safari to observe Leopard behavior and capture them in their various moods. We reached the location pretty early in the morning...
by Thomas | Nov 13, 2011 | Animals, Endangered Species, Sri Lanka
After a six hour drive from Colombo, we reached the Yala National Park and without wasting any time, hopped onto a waiting Toyota Landcruiser to begin our maiden safari into the park. In less than 10 minutes into the safari, we came upon a bunch of vehicles jostling...
