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Tiger tales: Must see pictures of the royal beast in the wild

BEING CAUTIOUS: This young tiger clicked at the Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary was wary of the photographer's presence and kept an eye on him throughout ?(Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


This leveled shot was clicked at the Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary when this tigress decided to cross the road from a higher ground (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


EYE OF THE TIGER: A young tiger plays peek-a-boo with the photographer at the Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


BIG DADDY: Touted as one of the largest tigers in the country, Waghdoh cools himself in the harsh summers at Devada Buffer, Tadoba (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


CHILLING OUT: A tiger captured in a lazy mood during the monsoon season safari at Tadoba (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


TARGET LOCKED: Munna, the famous tiger from Kanha Tiger Reserve, has a very unique 'CAT' mark on his forehead. He locks a target just before the hunt. This one was a failed attempt though! (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


ANGER ISSUES: A baby tiger gets angry as it sees a reflection in the water at Devada Buffer, Tadoba (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Young tigress walks down the road at Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


YAWNING: A tigress takes rest after walking on the road for a while (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


A tigress takes some rest before taking a dip into the water body near Kabini River, Kerela (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


ROCK AND ROLL: This tigress is in a playful mood but still keeps her eyes glued at the photographer at Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


A tiger quenching his thirst at Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary(Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


JUST KIDDING: A male cub winks at the photographer at Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary(Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


PUSHUPS: This cub at Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary seems all geared up for some pushups (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


TWO'S COMPANY: Tiger siblings have a close look at the tourist vehicles at Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


CURIOUS CAT: Defining its curious nature, this cub decided to inspect the bike parked by the forest guard near the check post at Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


MARKING THE TERRITORY: The famous and legendary Collarwali Tigress spray marking its territory at Pench, Madhya Pradesh (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


MORNING WALK: Collarwali Tigress out on its morning stroll at Pench, Madhya Pradesh (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


QUEEN OF THE ROAD: This beautiful tigress at Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary is popularly known as Fairy and rightly so (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


AVOIDING CONFLICT: The cub at Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary hurries up to be on the other side of the state highway that passes from within the forest, to avoid any chance of conflict (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


SHIT HAPPENS: Patdev tigress on its morning routine at Pench, Madhya Pradesh (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


MAYA'S MAGIC: Maya, the extremely famous tigress from Tadoba looks keenly at the photographer (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


The setting sun enabled the photographer to capture this beautiful tiger portrait at Tadoba (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


BIG BROTHER: The elder son of Jai, the famous tiger from Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, acts like a protective elder brother for its younger brother (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


MAYA'S MAGIC: Maya, the extremely famous tigress from Tadoba looks keenly at the photographer (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


IN A FOUL MOOD: A young tiger growling and snarling at everything around him at Kanha Tiger Reserve (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


DAMN TIRED: A young tiger exhausted after a long walk takes rest under a tree (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


MESMERISING MAYA: Maya on its morning stroll at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


KING OF THE JUNGLE: A tiger walks in all its majestic beauty at Kanha Tiger Reserve (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


A tiger sticking its tongue out to tourists (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


LITTLE BEASTS: Maya's cubs in a playful mood at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)


STAY AWAY: This aggressive tigress made her displeasure known at Tipeshwar wildlife sanctuary (Photo by: Sarosh Lodhi)

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IN THE BUSHES: A tiger seen stepping out of what looks like his comfort zone (Photo by: Yash Chopda)

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This tiger is sure to make heads turn! (Photo by: Yash Chopda)

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A tiger striking his best pose (Photo by: Yash Chopda)

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WHO'S THERE? The killer tiger's killer looks (Photo by: Yash Chopda)

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CAMOUFLAGE: A tiger looks almost submerged in the surrounding (Photo by: Yash Chopda)

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Let me soak in a bit! (Photo by: Yash Chopda)

Nation Next takes you on a wild safari as it brings in front of some tiger tales in form of fascinating pictures from the wild.
Wildlife
Canadian girl donates bird aviary to forest department’s TTC in Nagpur
Canadian citizen Binny N (centre) along with Vinit Arora (in blue) and wildlife officials ?
Canadian citizen Binny N, who has been staying in Nagpur since the lockdown was first imposed in March 2020, has donated a bird aviary to the transit treatment centre (TTC) run by the forest department at Seminary hills. Recognising her contribution, the aviary has been named after her.
The aviary was inaugurated by Sunil Limaye, PCCF, wildlife, in presence of CCF Nagpur territorial circle Kalyan Kumar, DCF Nagpur Bharat Singh Hada, Pramod Panchbhai, DFO, Gorewada, RFO Rescue GN Jadhav, Kundan, Hate Member of wildlife advisory board and Vinit Arora.
Binny, who has been an animal lover since childhood, has been instrumental in rescuing birds, wild animals and other animals in distress. In one of the most noble endeavors, she stepped forward again to help the speechless creatures by donating the bird aviary.
Vinit Arora, wildlife conservationist and secretary of NGO named Srushti Paryawaran Mandal, informed that on two occasions Binny had come forward to save an Indian rock pigeon and three-striped palm squirrel babies in the past. This time she has donated the aviary to treat injured birds, which are rescued by the TTC team for treatment and then are released in the natural habitat.
Binny said: “Mostly, the birds are kept in cages and small makeshift enclosures where they are deprived of flight practice. The bird aviary will help the injured birds get good flight practice before release in their natural habitat.” She added, As long as I am in Nagpur, I want to help the birds and other animals here.”
Wildlife
Tadoba’s tiger ‘Khali’ succumbs to his injuries at Gorewada Rescue Centre
Representational Image (Picture by: Amit Shelke)?
Khali (T50), the tiger from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) buffer zone, succumbed to his injuries at the Gorewada Rescue Centre in Nagpur on Monday morning.
On May 8, Khali was hit by a speedig vehicle on Padmapur-Agarzari road. The tiger was seriously injured in the accident with his hind legs completely paralysed. A team found the 10-year-old tiger on May 10 after which he was shifted to Gorewada Rescue Centre for treatment under the supervision of veterinarians.
Khali’s autopsy waas done in the presence of Dr Madhuri Hedau from Nagpur Veterinary Hospital, Kundan Hate (Member, Maharashtra State Wildlife Board), Anil Kumar Dashare (Representative, National Tiger Conservation Authority), Dr Shirish Upadhyay and other officials. After the autopsy, Khali’s last rites were performed.
It is to be noted that this is the 26th tiger death in Maharashtra in the last six months. Also, Khali was the third tiger to be injured in a road accident in the last three months.
Wildlife
Umred-Karhandla tiger ‘Surya’ kills ‘Collarwali’ tigress’ cub, consumes its flesh

Representational Image (Picture by: Amit Shelke)
Surya (T9), the dominant tiger of Umred Karhandla Paoni Wildlife Sanctuary (UKPWS) situated in Nagpur district, on Saturday killed one of the three cubs of Collarwali (T1) tigress and later completely consumed the flesh of the eight-month-old cub.
The Indian Express quoted Range Forest Officer Ramdas Nimbekar as saying: Surya is believd to have killed and eaten one of the three cubs of Collarwali tigress. We have found only a small part of one of the cubs limbs and his chin on the spot. Nimbekar also informed that Collarwali and her two cubs were spotted by tourists on Sunday evening and the forest officials are looking for them.
For the uninitiated, tigers are known to kill cubs not fathered by them and then have their own offspring by mating with the mother. However, cannibalism in tigers is still a subject of debate and study.
Surya was born to the famous tigress Maya in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Chandrapur district. He had later moved to UKPWS. Apparently, it is now the first time Surya has consumed another tigers flesh. TOI quoted Ravikiran Govekar, Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) and Field Director of Pench, as saying, On November 23 last year, Surya had killed a tigress and removed latters fetuses. Surya then dragged the carcass in a nearby nullah and also consumed its flesh.
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