Tigers of Bandhavgarh

Tigress Dotty - Tala - Bandhavgarh
TIGER CAPITAL OF INDIA

BANDhavGARH

MAGADHI ZONE

Tall, Golden Grass & Meadows

Trishooli on the Hunt - Magadhi - Bandhavgarh
Tigress Trishooli Left Paw
Spotted Deer (Chital) Stalked by Tigress Trishooli

Magadhi - Zone 2 is one of 3 Core Zones of Bandhavgarh National Park

Magadhi Zone in Bandhavgarh is characterized by tall, swaying golden grass and meadhows. It is the perfect camouflage for its dense tiger population.

In the images to the left starting from top:

  • TOP LEFT: Trishooli's Left Paw
  • MIDDLE:Trishooli stalking the Spotted Deer (see below image)
  • BOTTOM RIGHT: Spotted Deer (Chital) stalked by the tigress

TALA ZONE

Hilly, Plains & Meadows

Trishooli on the Hunt - Magadhi - Bandhavgarh
Tigress Trishooli Left Paw
Spotted Deer (Chital) Stalked by Tigress Trishooli

Tala - Zone 1 is one of 3 Core Zones of Bandhavgarh National Park

Tala Zone in Bandhavgarh is characterized by multiple types of terrain with hills, plains and meadhows. It is a great habitat for its dense tiger population.

In the images to the left starting from top:

  • TOP LEFT: Trishooli's Left Paw
  • MIDDLE:Trishooli stalking the Spotted Deer (see below image)
  • BOTTOM RIGHT: Spotted Deer (Chital) stalked by the tigress

Heart Pumping Sighting

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After two and half hours of painstaking tracking which covered paw prints on the mud track, warning calls from the Jungle Internet and study of tiger behavior,  our experienced guide made that long anticipated cry "Tiger."  Then we had the first glimpse of the gorgeous tigress Trishooli striding through the golden stalks of grass in the Magadhi Zone of Bandhavgarh National Park. And then we witnessed a stunning process of stalking by the tigress of its spotted deer prey. A once in a lifetime experience!

Lakshmi Narasimhan Soundararajan
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