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I have visited India twice. Once in 1997 when I spent time in Bandhavgarh, Kanha and Corbett National Parks. And again in 2007 when I spent a week in Gujurat, plus two days around Agra looking for River Dolphins (see the 2007 Trip Report). Gujurat (2007) Gir National Park, 1 night in February 2007. Chowsingha, Lion, Leopard, Northern Plains Grey Langur, Jackal, Chinkara, Chital, Sambar and Nilgai. Great Rann of Kutch, 2 nights in February 2007, in the fabulous CEDO camp. Indian Hare, Indian Gerbil, Little Indian Field Mouse, Indian Bush Rat, Lesser Bandicoot Rat, Indian Hedgehog, Greater Mouse-tailed Bat, Jungle Cat, Chinkara, Nilgai, House Mouse, Sand-coloured Rat, Indian Desert Jird, Grey Mongoose, Indian Fox, Indian Jackal and what might be the first record of a Leopard Cat for the province. Little Rann of Kutch, 2 nights in February 2007. Abundant Wild Ass and Nilgai. Wild Boar, Jackals, Hares and small mammals generally seem quite common (only two specied definitely IDd though -Indian Gerbil and House Shrews). Also saw a Jungle Cat. Velavadar, 1 night in February 2007. Striped Hyena, which are apparently easy to see here, as are Wolves. Nilgai, Jungle Cat, Wild Boar, Grey Mongoose.
Madhya Pradesh (1997) I enjoyed the couple of weeks I spent in Madhya Pradesh in June 1997. The park authorities are quite – no, make that painfully – bureaucratic and spotlighting is not allowed in most parks. That said, the guys in Bandhavgarh could easily be persuaded to take a vehicle out around the outside of the park with a spotlight which was fairly productive. Seeing a Tiger in the wild is of course a highlight. But the parks I visited were very focused on Tiger watching. And it took me a long time to persuade the guides that much as I loved seeing Tigers, I was also interested in seeing other things, and that we didn’t need to spend all of every game drive staking out the big cats. Kanha National Park, 3 nights June 1997 - Golden Jackal, TIger, Indian Flying Fox, Northern Plains Grey Langur, Rhesus Macaque, Wild Boar, Indian Muntjac, Sambar, Swamp Deer (hard ground subspecies), Chital, Blackbuck, Gaur.
Rajasthan (2007) Bharatpur, 1 night 2007. A fruitless hunt for a Fishing Cat took me to Bharatpur (Keoladeo Ghana National Park). But I did a Grey Mongoose, Indian Hare, Jackal, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai and a Great Asian Yellow House Bats (Scotophilus heathii) at the hotel.
Uttaranchal (1997) Corbett National Park, 3 nights in June 1997 – Indian Hare (red-tailed race Ruficaudatus), probable Indian Field Mouse, Jungle Cat, Tiger (1 briefly), Asiatic Black Bear (mother with cubs - very lucky to see this species, rather unusual in summer), Tarai Grey Langur (a recent split), Rhesus Macaque, Wild Boar, Indian Muntjac, Sambar, Chital, Hog Deer, Goral (distant views after a long drive), Asian Elephant, Northern Palm Squirrel.
Uttar Pradesh (2007) Chambal National Park, 1 night in February 2007 (at the Chambal Safari Camp). Gangetic River Dolphins, Common Palm Civet, Indian Fox, Rhesus Macaque (in Agra), Indian Flying Fox and Five-striped Palm Squirrel.
Other People's Trip Reports India, Gujurat 2004: Mike Prince, 1 week and some nice mammals including Wild Ass, Asiatic Lion and Striped Hyena. India, Southern 2002: Susan Myers, 2 weeks and 14 species. India (northwest and northeast) 2001: Don Roberson, 1 month and 27 mammals. India (Kanha), 2000: Richard Webb, 1 week and 18 species. |
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