Hello every one this is the recent promo of our documentary on Ladakh (Leh) this is supported by Mowgli Productions, Planet Era Foundation (NGO) and Nature Trails India. Have a look this video and do comment on it.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Snow Leopard Tour Clip
Snow Leopard Expedition Tours. Documentary on In Search of Snow Leopards. was shot in Ladakh (India). This Documentary is All About Tracking Snow Leopard At The Allitude of 15000 Feets From Sea Level. During The Month of Dec, Jan and Feb When Temprature Goes To Minus 20 to 35 Degree.
Directed By Amber Sharma (also known as Mowgli) Produced by Mowgli Productions Pvt Ltd. Association With Nature Trails India (a brand of Nature Trail Tours India Pvt Ltd)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Success of Snow Leopard Expedition Tour from 17th Feb 2010
Nature Trails India pleased to inform all wildlife lovers and travelers. Snow Leopard Expedition Tour which start from 17th Feb 2010 for 15 days, has sighted 3 snow leopards at ullay valley in Ladakh Region a part of Hemis National Park (India).
2-3 years old 2 cubs with mother was siting on top of a hill at 4500 meters above from sea level. The Sighting goes for more than 2 hours. Every one came back with great memories and sighting of 3 snow leopards. Snow Leopards are very rare and hard to see as less than 500 snow leopards.
Snow Leopard Sighting Video Can be Seen on Our You Tube Account or on Facebook and The Link For Snow Leopard Video Link is http://www.youtube.com/user/naturetrailsindia#p/u/0/AA8sA9iFkrQ
Nature Trails India, a brand of Nature Trail Tours India Pvt. Ltd, visit Hemis National Park For Snow Leopard Tours, and also gives group wildlife tours to India. for details please visit our website www.naturetrailsindia.info and www.birdwatchingtoursindia.com or email us at enquiries@naturetrailsindia.info or on ntrails@gmail.com
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Documenatry On Snow Leopard
Nature Trails India Pleased to announce the documentary shoot on Snow Leopards.
Nature Trails India (a Brand of Nature Trail Tours India Pvt Ltd) supporting Mowgli Productions to shoot an documentary on Snow Leopards.
Nature Trails India Providing all ground support including trackers, wildlife conservationist, tents, food etc to Mowgli Productions. The Trip will be lead by one of the famous wildlife Photographer and Conservationist Mr.Ambar (Amber) Sharma.
The team is leaving on 17th Feb 2010. hopefully this initiative will bring awareness for wildlife and true among the people.
Nature Trails India and Mowgli Productions looking for volunteer to assist them in this or future projects.
Email you CV at ntrails@gmail.com and promotions@mowgliproductions.com
Nature Trails India organizing wildlife and nature tours. Also organizing Snow Leopard Expeditions Tour. for Details Please visit http://www.wildlifehodlidaysindia.co.uk and http://www.naturetrailsindia.info or email us at ntrails@gmail.com
Nature Trails India (a Brand of Nature Trail Tours India Pvt Ltd) supporting Mowgli Productions to shoot an documentary on Snow Leopards.
Nature Trails India Providing all ground support including trackers, wildlife conservationist, tents, food etc to Mowgli Productions. The Trip will be lead by one of the famous wildlife Photographer and Conservationist Mr.Ambar (Amber) Sharma.
The team is leaving on 17th Feb 2010. hopefully this initiative will bring awareness for wildlife and true among the people.
Nature Trails India and Mowgli Productions looking for volunteer to assist them in this or future projects.
Email you CV at ntrails@gmail.com and promotions@mowgliproductions.com
Nature Trails India organizing wildlife and nature tours. Also organizing Snow Leopard Expeditions Tour. for Details Please visit http://www.wildlifehodlidaysindia.co.uk and http://www.naturetrailsindia.info or email us at ntrails@gmail.com
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Female Presence To Lure Runaway Tiger Back To Panna
New Delhi
After several letters between the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in New Delhi
In an unusual letter to Madhya Pradesh, the NTCA has given the state forest department the permission to sedate the tiger and bring him back to Panna, after littering the enclosure he is brought back in with the scat of tigresses — to establish mate presence and to keep him “in Panna”.
This follows several arguments between the state and Centre, with the satellite signal in the tiger’s collar failing to work, and a debate on the ethical wisdom of sedating the animal for a second time.
“The tiger should be brought back to a soft-release enclosure in Panna, and kept there for at least 10 days so he can be familiarised with Panna. Further we have specifically asked that scat of the two tigresses in Panna be kept around the enclosure that is created for the tiger, so he doesn’t leave the park,” says an NTCA official. This is the first time that such a solution is being mooted in black and white, but the problem also is a first.
After weeks of searching in tiger reserves Bandhavgarh and Kanha, a male tiger had been selected from Pench to be tranquilised and moved to Panna, which had lost all its tigers to poaching. Two tigresses have also been translocated to the reserve since then.
The male tiger, fitted with a satellite-cum-radio collar roughly worth Rs 4 lakh, was brought in in November, and ran away soon after. Walking out of the park, the four-year-old tiger has been on a long march, via Panna to Kishenpur, Rajpura, Bakswaho, Dalpatpur (close to the district border) — crossing at least two districts and 200 kilometres.
A large group from the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, including Panna Field Director Srinivas Murthy, and scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) have been on its trail for two weeks.
Some members of the WII team are of the view that the tiger, which was tranquilised when it was first translocated, should not be sedated again. The ethics of sedating tigers to move them has become a burning question after a stray tigress, sedated and caged earlier this year to be taken to the Bhadra tiger reserve in Karnataka, died in the process.
Madhya Pradesh meanwhile claims that the NTCA did not respond soon enough. “We had communicated with the NTCA several times for permission to tranquilise the runaway tiger. However, we were not granted permission for several days. Further, the satellite collar stopped working. Even though it is a very expensive device, it has not been giving a signal since November 25. We have barely been able to follow the tiger through radio telemetry signals. The tiger has been moving in ravines and hilly area and tracking it has been very difficult,” says R S Negi, Chief Wildlife Warden, Madhya Pradesh.
“The ethical questions should be considered later. At this moment, it is imperative that the tiger be moved before there is any conflict with human beings. Also, it should not be allowed to cross any state borders,” says former Project Tiger director P K Sen.
MOVING STRIPES
There have been only two large-scale tiger translocation projects in India — one for the Sariska tiger reserve in Rajasthan, and one for Panna in Madhya Pradesh, both of which lost all their tigers to poaching. As per population recovery plans created by the WII, five tigers from adjoining reserves have to be brought in to each park. Three tigers, a male and two females, have been translocated to Sariska, while two tigresses and one tiger have been brought to Panna. While the male tiger moved to Sariska also showed a lot of restlessness after being moved, it is for the first time that a translocated tiger has run so far away.
New Courtesy: Indian Express
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/female-presence-to-lure-runaway-tiger-back-to-panna/553871/0
After several letters between the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in
In an unusual letter to Madhya Pradesh, the NTCA has given the state forest department the permission to sedate the tiger and bring him back to Panna, after littering the enclosure he is brought back in with the scat of tigresses — to establish mate presence and to keep him “in Panna”.
This follows several arguments between the state and Centre, with the satellite signal in the tiger’s collar failing to work, and a debate on the ethical wisdom of sedating the animal for a second time.
“The tiger should be brought back to a soft-release enclosure in Panna, and kept there for at least 10 days so he can be familiarised with Panna. Further we have specifically asked that scat of the two tigresses in Panna be kept around the enclosure that is created for the tiger, so he doesn’t leave the park,” says an NTCA official. This is the first time that such a solution is being mooted in black and white, but the problem also is a first.
After weeks of searching in tiger reserves Bandhavgarh and Kanha, a male tiger had been selected from Pench to be tranquilised and moved to Panna, which had lost all its tigers to poaching. Two tigresses have also been translocated to the reserve since then.
The male tiger, fitted with a satellite-cum-radio collar roughly worth Rs 4 lakh, was brought in in November, and ran away soon after. Walking out of the park, the four-year-old tiger has been on a long march, via Panna to Kishenpur, Rajpura, Bakswaho, Dalpatpur (close to the district border) — crossing at least two districts and 200 kilometres.
A large group from the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, including Panna Field Director Srinivas Murthy, and scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) have been on its trail for two weeks.
Some members of the WII team are of the view that the tiger, which was tranquilised when it was first translocated, should not be sedated again. The ethics of sedating tigers to move them has become a burning question after a stray tigress, sedated and caged earlier this year to be taken to the Bhadra tiger reserve in Karnataka, died in the process.
Madhya Pradesh meanwhile claims that the NTCA did not respond soon enough. “We had communicated with the NTCA several times for permission to tranquilise the runaway tiger. However, we were not granted permission for several days. Further, the satellite collar stopped working. Even though it is a very expensive device, it has not been giving a signal since November 25. We have barely been able to follow the tiger through radio telemetry signals. The tiger has been moving in ravines and hilly area and tracking it has been very difficult,” says R S Negi, Chief Wildlife Warden, Madhya Pradesh.
“The ethical questions should be considered later. At this moment, it is imperative that the tiger be moved before there is any conflict with human beings. Also, it should not be allowed to cross any state borders,” says former Project Tiger director P K Sen.
MOVING STRIPES
There have been only two large-scale tiger translocation projects in India — one for the Sariska tiger reserve in Rajasthan, and one for Panna in Madhya Pradesh, both of which lost all their tigers to poaching. As per population recovery plans created by the WII, five tigers from adjoining reserves have to be brought in to each park. Three tigers, a male and two females, have been translocated to Sariska, while two tigresses and one tiger have been brought to Panna. While the male tiger moved to Sariska also showed a lot of restlessness after being moved, it is for the first time that a translocated tiger has run so far away.
New Courtesy: Indian Express
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/female-presence-to-lure-runaway-tiger-back-to-panna/553871/0
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Top Five Reasons Why You Must Act to Save the Tiger
1. Tiger Supports Livelihood
Tourism is the world’s biggest industry. On the ecotour front, the tiger is a star attraction for not just the Indian tourists but also for the people coming from other countries. There are foriegners who come to India only to have a glimpse of the tiger and then there are others who return more than once for another such opportunity.
The look in the eyes of a canter that has just come out of a National Park after sighting a tiger is very different from the look and feel of a canter that could not sight any. This eventually impacts the tourist influx thus impacting everyone from the tour companies to the local tour guides. A healthy tiger population thus supports livelihoods as well.
2. Tiger Protects Genetic Diversity
Tiger is an umbrella species. It’s conservation automatically ensures the conversation of a large number of flora and fauna and entire ecosystems. Thus, a properly planned tiger conservation programme is actually a programme to protect and save large number of species.
However, a dwindeling tiger population and news of declining number of tigers only implies an immediate threat to what is remaining of our natural ecosystems. A healthy tiger population thus also protects all that remains of our natural ecosystems.
3. Tiger brings Rain
A tiger is a both a guardian and an indicator of a healthy forests. A healthy forests. Few understand that a live bird or insect is far more important to the economy than a dead one. A live tiger brings rain – a dead one brings nothing but devastation.
4. Tigers Prevent Climate Change
A healthy tiger population lives in large forests - which are nothing but the natural sinks of Carbon. The more tigers we can save, the more healthier reserves we have, larger is our national carbon sink. A tiger should therefore be entitled to carbon credits in the form of protection.
And last, but never the least…
5. Tiger is a symbol of our National Pride
This is what India.gov.in has to say about our National Animal:
The magnificent tiger, Panthera tigris is a striped animal. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger its pride of place as the national animal of India. Out of eight races of the species known, the Indian race, the Royal Bengal Tiger, is found throughout the country except in the north-western region and also in the neighbouring countries, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
Courtesy:- Delhi Green
Tourism is the world’s biggest industry. On the ecotour front, the tiger is a star attraction for not just the Indian tourists but also for the people coming from other countries. There are foriegners who come to India only to have a glimpse of the tiger and then there are others who return more than once for another such opportunity.
The look in the eyes of a canter that has just come out of a National Park after sighting a tiger is very different from the look and feel of a canter that could not sight any. This eventually impacts the tourist influx thus impacting everyone from the tour companies to the local tour guides. A healthy tiger population thus supports livelihoods as well.
2. Tiger Protects Genetic Diversity
Tiger is an umbrella species. It’s conservation automatically ensures the conversation of a large number of flora and fauna and entire ecosystems. Thus, a properly planned tiger conservation programme is actually a programme to protect and save large number of species.
However, a dwindeling tiger population and news of declining number of tigers only implies an immediate threat to what is remaining of our natural ecosystems. A healthy tiger population thus also protects all that remains of our natural ecosystems.
3. Tiger brings Rain
A tiger is a both a guardian and an indicator of a healthy forests. A healthy forests. Few understand that a live bird or insect is far more important to the economy than a dead one. A live tiger brings rain – a dead one brings nothing but devastation.
4. Tigers Prevent Climate Change
A healthy tiger population lives in large forests - which are nothing but the natural sinks of Carbon. The more tigers we can save, the more healthier reserves we have, larger is our national carbon sink. A tiger should therefore be entitled to carbon credits in the form of protection.
And last, but never the least…
5. Tiger is a symbol of our National Pride
This is what India.gov.in has to say about our National Animal:
The magnificent tiger, Panthera tigris is a striped animal. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger its pride of place as the national animal of India. Out of eight races of the species known, the Indian race, the Royal Bengal Tiger, is found throughout the country except in the north-western region and also in the neighbouring countries, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
Courtesy:- Delhi Green
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Tiger and Tourism in India
There is a movement a foot in INDIA to severely limit and even ban tourism in the core area of tiger reserves. "Tourists are to be banned from the heartlands of the 37 national tiger reserves in India amid fears that their presence is hastening the demise of an increasingly endangered species," quoted a recent news story. "Tourism creates a disturbance through vehicles, noise pollution, garbage and the need to provide facilities," said the government-run National Tiger Conservation Authority, alarmed that the tiger population has plummeted from 3642 in 2002 to just 1411 last year. There is no doubt that there needs to be a plan that will make tiger conservation and tiger tourism complementary and sustainable. And there is no doubt that some tourist zones are overcrowded at times and greater discipline is needed to control the drivers and guides who become bug-eyed steroidal cowboys when a tiger is sighted. But to imply that tourism has caused the plummet in tiger numbers is misleading and unfair.
•The tourism industry provides jobs and income to countless individuals who might otherwise be tempted to seek money from other sources. The hotel and lodge industry has an immense financial stake in the survival of the tiger. The millions of dollars invested in the lodges surrounding Ranthambhore, Kanha, and Bandhavgarh would dry up overnight if there were no tigers.
•The two tiger reserves in India that have lost every single tiger, Sariska and Panna, had minimum tourism. Bandhavgarh, on the other hand, possibly the most tourist-intense tiger park, has its tiger population flourishing in the core tourist area.
•Vehicles driving around with tourists are, in effect, anti-poaching patrols, often in the notable absence of official patrolling. Word of mouth among drivers and guides is an excellent source of keeping tabs on where the tigers are and where they are not.
•Tourism could and should be used in support of tiger conservation. The Mountain Travel Sobek Save The Tiger trip I lead has taken 146 people into tiger country and generated a significant amount of money which has been put back into the field in India and Nepal for tiger protection programs.
•Many people who have seen a tiger in the wild have become fierce tiger advocates and continue to support tiger conservation efforts.
•Tourism is not killing tigers. Tigers are being killed by the loss of habitat, poachers, wildlife crime syndicates, and the perpetuation of the myth of the efficacy of tiger medicines thousands of miles away.
Source: The Fund For The Tiger Newsletter, Summer 2009
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