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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

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

India’s ‘Cats in the Cradle’: Will Wildlife Tourism be its silver spoon?

November 15, 2011 Wild Navigator 7 Comments

Machali with Cubs - Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve

Recent reports have come from India where wildlife tourism could potentially be banned in India’s core critical tiger habitats. Wildlife activists, conservationists, tourism providers and travellers are all concerned about India’s future. This write-up has been waiting to be posted for a long time and nothing worse to come around a time when wildlife tourism in India’s tiger

Will tiger tourism help conservation? CNN-IBN chats with Abhishek Behl

October 26, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

I am attaching this chat I had many years ago (2008) with India’s News Channel CNN-IBN and their environmental team. The Topic of the chat was ‘Will Tiger Tourism help Conservation.’ At that time I was heading the Travel Operators for Tigers India Wildlife Association in India as their Executive Director. All views expressed were

Wild Shots of the Week: Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh

October 25, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

Wild Navigator starts this week with identifying some of the world’s renowned wildlife photographers and to add their profiles to our Wild Shots of the Week Gallery. We will be hosting one photographer weekly focusing on wilderness, travel and wildlife conservation. Their background and of course their images. This week we are hosting Wildlife Photographer Aditya ”Dicky” Singh

Essential ‘To-Do’s’ before travelling to any wilderness

October 23, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

As Wild Navigator is new to the world of travel blogging, we have received many requests from our followers to brief essential points / things to remember while visiting a national park / protected area. Wildlife travel in many parts of the world does not slot itself to be budget travel but instead comes under the high luxury

India’s Ecotourism Guidelines (review) on draft version

October 19, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

The Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF), Government of India took out the first draft version of India’s Ecotourism guidelines for in and around Protected Areas: The full report can be viewed on attachment. Report Ecotourism Guidelines Draft version My comments (non Italic) are as follows: Having gone through the draft version and I am not sure

Wildlife Tourism - Indian Government sets up panel

September 15, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

Of late “Wildlife Tourism” as a topic has been in the national / international press. This focus of India regulating its wildlife tourism practices in its last remaining tiger habitats, checking disturbances that occur to its remaining breeding population - whilst generating visitor experiences to these areas / mitigating impacts that come with the participating tourism industry.

Meet Abhishek Behl

Hi, I'm Abhishek Behl - Founder & Chief Consulting Officer of Wild Navigator. In 2011 I launched Wild Navigator - THE site dedicated to the wilderness focused traveller. Wild Navigator highlights sustainable initiatives in wildlife tourism and biodiversity conservation by using wildlife travel blogging and social media. Wild Navigator also supports wilderness charities and their social campaigns. Our mission at Wild Navigator is to ensure you are an informed wilderness focused traveller. Read more....