It was our first afternoon into the reserve and we had AC route. It was Thanksgiving Day for Americans. I was sure for some reason or some hope I was going to see Bamera male. It was pretty quiet, no alarm calls and other jeeps had come by without luck either. It was getting late and we stopped by Ghora Demon ,a famous area where a tiger has good cover and water inside a deep ravine. It was said that the pugmarks of a male were seen and so we waited at one end of the ravine. Another jeep drove by and we decided to have them wait at the top while we stayed at the bottom. One of the guides was positive a male tiger was in the ravine. We had agreed that whoever saw the tiger emerge out of the ravine would give out a whistle. It was no more than 2 minutes and we heard a loud whistle. The guys yelled “TIGER”. We turned around and quickly got up to the top and there off to the left of the track no further than 6 or 7 feet was beautiful Bamera . He was just lying down with his huge head resting on his left paw. We all started clicking away with our cameras, or whatever device we had on hand. He was so calm and then he raised his head up and kept looking at us with his mesmerizing golden eyes. I also had binoculars so when I zoomed out I looked at him closely and saw a droplet of water dripping from his nose where he had gotten a gash from a fight with his father B2. I literally wanted to get out of the jeep and go sit next to him.
He looked so peaceful, I am sure he just wanted to rest a little before going on his way to hunt during the night. We were going to be late leaving the park and reaching the main gate so we had to drive a little fast but we made it. I am so excited of how close I was to seeing him. I am truly blessed. I wish for everyone to witness that. I will never forget my beautiful Bamera. As we were leaving him I waved goodbye to him and said “Bye Bamera”. I know I will see him again.

Wildlife in India has been more known for because of popular national parks of North and Central India like- Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Ranthambore and Corbett. In between these parks one can see the Big Five of The Indian Wildlife from North and Central India, namely, The Asiatic Elephant, The Gaur, The Leopard, The Royal Bengal Tiger The Sloth Bear. We, however, decided to provide a unique experience to our clients with a pioneer trip to North East India to see the other aspect of Indian Wildlife with emphasis on seeing the Big Five of North East India.

On this planet, if any region exists in terms of unmatched variety of Flora and Fauna- It is India’.

No region can compete with India in terms of its culture, climate, vegetation and wildlife. With a civilization more than 5,000 years old, with every ethnic group known to mankind, with five seasons every year, with a festival every day, with incredible variety of terrain including beaches on its 7516.5 km coastline, with its 89 National Parks and 489 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 19 Ramsar Sites and 13 Biosphere Reserves, India is indeed a wonderland.

Few know about its diversity of its habitat and its wildlife as we do at Indian Nature Tours. The Lions, the tigers, three types of Leopards along with nine other species of cats make India a Tiger Country.

It also has the largest dear population (species) in the world and unlike Africa, India also has antelopes.

Some of the species found in India are “Indigenous and are found nowhere in the world” i.e. Sloth Bear, Blackbuck (Indian Antelope), Chausingha (Four horned antelope), and Nilgai (Blue Bull).

With over 1250 species of birds, India is also a paradise for bird lovers.

In addition to its birds & animals, India also boasts of over 20,000 species of insects, 2,000 species of butterfly, 142 species of frogs and over 700 species of fish.