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Elephant hit by Train at the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam, India)

July 23, 2012 Wild Navigator No comments

Train Tracks at the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam) India

A female elephant was hit by a speeding passenger train (Interlink Express) coming from Tinsukia heading to Mariani at Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam (India). A herd of elephants were crossing the railway track at 7:30pm on the 15th of July when the speeding train knocked down a female elephant which was crossing between the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary to

Kaziranga National Park submerged underwater, animals take rescue: A Picture View

July 11, 2012 Wild Navigator 1 Comment

The world famous Kaziranga National Park located in Nagaon, Golaghat and Sonitpur district of Assam in India is submerged underwater with recent floods. This situation started to get grim when floodwaters of the mighty Brahmaputra river started entering Kaziranga National Park. It is estimated that morality is over 595 wild animals reported officially. This includes 14

Like Africa’s ”Big 5” - Introducing India’s ”Magnificent 7” for Wildlife Tourism

March 26, 2012 Wild Navigator No comments

African Elephant, African Rhino & Cape Buffalo © Aditya 'Dicky' Singh Photography

ORIGIN OF AFRICA’S ‘’BIG 5’’ - When we start researching about the Africa savannah, the continent and its wilderness, the term ”Big 5” always seems to crop up. The establishment of the world’s first national park was not in Africa but at Yellowstone in the United States of America in 1872. This was much earlier

Who is the Animal here? Mob Beats Leopard to Death

February 27, 2012 Wild Navigator 2 Comments

Leopard attacked by Mob - Copyright Naresh Kadyan

Story Highlight: With shrinking habitats around the world - Human & Animal Conflicts are concerns for the existence of remaining biodiversity. Shame to call ourselves humans when our own race can act in such a way - no brains used or pain to feel the act committed by this mob. This leopard footage near the

Another Gibbon family relocation by WTI / IFAW Team

January 30, 2012 Wild Navigator No comments

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Following the first relocation of the Hoolock Gibbon pair to a new habitat in Arunachal Pradesh, India (view earlier guest post) - The team at Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and their partner organisation at International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) relocated another family of gibbons to the same habitat at Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal

Differentiating an Asiatic Elephant from its African cousin

December 21, 2011 Wild Navigator 2 Comments

We enter this week’s ‘Wild Wednesday’ post focusing on what differentiates an Asiatic Elephant from its African cousin? What are the characteristic that differ them from each other and what features we should keep in our minds when we do see one in the wild? The Elephant Species One of the most spectacular large mammal species living

The Tusker who came to Tea

November 19, 2011 Wild Navigator 4 Comments

Similar to a famous children’s story book written and illustrated by Judith Kerr known as ‘The Tiger who came to Tea’ describes a tale of a girl called Sophie and her mother who hear their door bell ring while sitting to have a cup of afternoon tea. A stripy cat ‘A Tiger’ unexpectedly turns up at their door step and

Critical Wildlife Habitat: Hopefully India’s Hoolock Gibbon Sanctuary (Assam)

November 05, 2011 Wild Navigator 1 Comment

Situated in the North Eastern Indian state of Assam, the district of Jorhat and Mariani sub division - The Hoolock Gibbon Sanctuary could potentially be India’s first ever critical wildlife habitat. I write this post because as a child, i grew up adjoining the Hoolock Gibbon Sanctuary boundary and to see it being proposed, to

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