Jharana Jungle Lodge, Tadoba

  COVID 19 had certainly affected tourism; however, now is the time for a revival. Most of the places have become operational and authorities on the tourist destination have been taking care to ensure safety and precautions on their sites. Animal safaris or wildlife parks are one of the most sought-after locations for many animal lovers, wildlife enthusiasts, and naturalists among others. Photographers don’t miss the chance to shoot the beautiful positions of animals in the jungle. Although you love the sanctuaries, it is also your responsibility to support our flora, fauna, natural environment, serene and tranquil atmosphere of these wildlife parks. Forests need your rational approach and wise thinking while looking for their conservation. You can support the ‘jungle movement’ by seating at home and doing your bit. The first way is to go to frugal. COVID 19 has taught us to economical and avoid wastage of any resource. Say no to the use of plastic which can be implemented in the jun

  ‘How is lockdown going on?’ is a common question asked nowadays. Well, we have already completed a century of lockdown and it was not caked walks for most people. Many of us had fun spending time at home with family, working from home, pursuing hobbies, or even doing courses. However, there were many who were just bored with seating at home and looking for unlocking. However, the lockdown was not only about people, these 100 days saw businesses and industries affecting badly. The time has now come to unlock or start in afresh. After the lockdown, the unlock needs to be more careful, determined, and sturdy. The pandemic is still looming over hence starting the business with caution is important. We need to think of the future as the road ahead is not easy and smooth. However, appropriate planning and systematic execution can take us a long way. Lockdown also gave us a chance to ponder over mistakes and correcting them for the better tomorrow. We all need to keep patience, hope, and pe

Wildlife photographers and adventure enthusiasts can be excited and thrilled as Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) has been starting its safari soon. The gloomy days of the pandemic are still hovering over, the lockdown has been relaxed at many places, and in the meanwhile, the news of TATR safari starting has been creating a wave of merriment among many people. The lockdown had made people sit at home and the pandemic had ruined your plans for a holiday. However, a safari can certainly be your chance to unwind with your loved ones. TATR is a magical place for you! TATR had started a live safari for its patrons which was a sigh of relief during the lockdown. However, with the actual safari starting, it can be a major boost to the tourism industry of Maharashtra. Apart from the tiger, the safari boasts of other animals like Wild Boar, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Sambar, Gaur, and four horn antelope among others. You can view this treasure of wildlife from a safe distance in a jeep. Apart from

  Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the world and we can see many countries reeling under its shadow. Economies are getting affected and many industries have been suffering. However, we can think of this scenario as a pause and not as a full stop. Countries will bounce back and economies will also grow with positivity and hope for future. Hospitality industry depends more on tourism and travel industry which has been hampered by the pandemic. However, there is certainly a silver lining in the future for the industry. In a recent webinar held on hospitality in Nagpur, experts believe that hotel industry is looking at sea change in the way it operates post lockdown. Although the current time is tough, both the overall economy and hospitality sector will bounce within a year, opined the experts. In the last few decades, the hospitality industry has experienced plethora of changes. The trends in terms of services and facilities have been overwhelming. Hotels have become more thoughtful abou

  The year 2020 brought us a wave of fear, uncertainty, and closure. As the world is reeling under the dreaded pandemic, we are watching our economies and lives going for a toss. Our daily routine has come to a standstill. Although we are taking necessary precautions for the safety of the virus, we have also learned a few lessons with new experiences. Our faith in humanity, respect for each other, preserving our resources and environment has been restored. We are now more connected to each other while showing our unity and assistance towards overcoming the virus. This lockdown, it has given us a chance to ponder. While we are in quarantine, we can see many animals roaming on empty roads and clear skies owing to less pollution of vehicles. This lockdown has made us realized the importance of the outdoors which we easily take for granted and make them messy. We ensure that our homes are clean, but our surroundings are dirty. Although, in most of the places, efforts have been taken for cl

  Today, when the world is suffering from pandemic and people are in the safety of their homes, Jharana Jungle Lodge would love to salute the warriors like policemen, doctors, nurses and cleaners among others who are working round the clock for us. People have various ways to spend time at home. Some have opted for ‘work from home’ while some are engaged in their favourite hobbies and following their passions. Most of the people are spending quality time with their loved ones which otherwise was not possible. Many of you might have made the plans of trips in vacations and are now stuck at home. Well, although you are at home, television and virtual world is always open for you. How would it be if you to get to watch jungle safari at home? Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) is coming up with ‘virtual jungle safari’ wherein you can roam around the jungle seating at your home. Most of the jungles have come with this unique concept as summer is one of the peak seasons for safaris and TA

जंगलातील मोठे मांजर ज्याला म्हंटले जाते अशा वाघाने जंगलात डरकाळी फोडली किंवा त्याची झलक जरी दिसली तरीही जंगल सफारीवर असणाऱ्या लोकांची एक्साइटमेंट, कुजबुज किंवा आवाज वाढतो. तथापि, जेव्हा वाघ दिसतो तेव्हा सर्व खूप उत्साही होतात आणि त्याचे फोटोज काढू लागतात. एखाद्या प्राण्याला प्राणीसंग्रहालयात पाहण्यापेक्षा थेट जंगलात पाहणे हे अधिक मनमोहक असते. पण जेव्हा आपण जंगलात त्यांना पाहण्यासाठी त्यांच्या हद्दीत प्रवेश करतो तेव्हा आपण त्यांच्या क्षेत्राचे सर्व नियम पाळले पाहिजेत. आपण त्यांचे वातावरण आणि त्यांची मोकळीक स्वीकारणे आवश्यक आहे. काही वर्षांपूर्वी सुरू झालेला मानव-प्राणी संघर्ष हळूहळू नियंत्रित झाला आहे. जंगल वाढविण्यासाठी आणि प्राण्यांची जागा टिकवण्यासाठी अनेक प्रयत्न केले जात आहेत. जंगलाचा राजा सिंहाप्रमाणेच वाघ हा सुद्धा एक अतिशय सुंदर असा प्राणी आहे. वाघ हा भारताचा राष्ट्रीय प्राणी असल्याने आपल्याला त्याच्याविषयी काही तथ्य समजून घेणे आवश्यक आहे. वाघ एका पंजाने ही माणसाला मारू शकतो. वाघाशी पंगा घेण्याऐवजी मनुष्याने त्याच्या सौंदर्याविषयी अधिक जाणून घेणे आवश्यक आहे. त्याच्या सौंदर्य

जंगल सफारी,   प्राणिसंग्रहालय आणि वन्यजीव अभयारण्ये  ही प्रत्येक पालकांनी आपल्या मुलांना घेऊन जावे असे हॉटस्पॉट ठरत आहेत. लहानपणी कल्पनारम्य कथांमध्ये ऐकताना तसेच प्राण्यांविषयी शिकताना त्या प्राण्यांना डोळ्यासमोर बघण्याची अनेकांची इच्छा असते. पण विचार करा, आपण लहानपणापासून वाचत आलेले, बघत आलेले किंवा शिकत आलेले हे प्राणी गायब होऊ लागले किंवा विलुप्त झाले तर काय होईल? वास्तविक पाहता, जंगलातील बरेच प्राणी भयानक दराने नष्ट होत आहेत आणि त्यांच्या संवर्धनाचे प्रयत्न जोरात चालू आहेत. त्यातच जगातील सर्वात वेगवान प्राणी चित्त्याची संख्या दिवसेंदिवस कमी होत आहे आणि ही खरंच काळजी करण्याची बाब आहे. चित्ता हा मार्जार जातीतील एक प्राणी असून तो हलका व सगळ्यात वेगवान प्राणी मानला जातो. तो अधिकतर आफ्रिका आणि इराणमध्ये आढळून येतो. कोरडे गवत किंवा जंगलातील झुडुपे हे त्याचे निवासस्थान असते. मनुष्य आणि प्राण्यांमधील संघर्ष हे त्यांच्या नामशेष होण्याचे प्रमुख कारण आहे. सध्या जंगलात सुमारे 7,100 चित्ते शिल्लक आहेत. पूर्वीच्या काळात बेकायदेशीर शिकार करणे आणि व्यापारासाठी बेकायदेशीर पाळीव प्राण्यांना विकण

It is said that childhood is the most innocent and sensitive stage of your life. Whatever you teach them at this stage is forever stored in their brain and they inculcate it in their behavior for a lifetime. Hence, it is necessary to nurture the right thoughts in their mind. Kids have always been fascinated with animals through stories. Their first meeting with wild animals is mostly associated with trips to zoos and national parks. While taking them to the national park, parents need to explain to them about wildlife and its rules. Apart from parents, even schools should teach wildlife conservation.  One of the best ways to make them aware is through textbooks. You can use pictures, stickers, figures and diagrams to engage them. Show them interesting books on ecology, environment and forest life among others. Schools can also enact a drama, play or skit on jungle life and atmosphere. The idea is to create love and empathy towards them. They should be engaged in play activitie

The big cat ‘tiger’ calls in the wild create excitement, whispers, and large sounds when on a jungle safari. However, when the animal is seen, it’s very enthusiastic and photographs are clicked. An animal in the open is much more enthralling than in the zoo. When we enter their boundaries to watch them in the wild, we need to follow the rules of their area. We need to embrace their environment and spaces. The man-animal conflict that had started a few years ago, has slowly been controlled. Efforts are being taken to increase the green cover and preserve their spaces.  Tiger is one of the graceful animals and second to the king of the jungle lion. Being a national animal of India, we need to understand a few facts about our national animal. The strong punch of a tiger can kill a human. Instead of messing unnecessarily, the human need to examine its beauty. While talking about its beauty, Royal Bengal Tigers are heavily built species where male tigers weigh around 300 kilograms.

Jungle safaris, zoos, and wildlife sanctuaries have been a hotspot for all the parents to take their children. The excitement to see animals while learning and imagining them in fantasy stories has been a childhood amusement for many. However, what will happen if the animals we see in these places start disappearing or become extinct? Actually, many of these animals have been vanishing at an alarming rate and conservation efforts have been going on in full swing. The world’s fastest animal Cheetah has been diminishing and it is a fact to worry.  Coming from the feline family, Cheetah is known as lightly built and fastest animal. It mainly occurs in Africa and Iran. Most of its habitats are dry grasslands or shrub forests among others. The man-animal conflict is one of the prime reasons for its extinction. Currently, around 7,100 cheetahs are left in the wild. In earlier days, poaching was rampant and illegal pet trade was one of the crucial motives for its vanishing. Even their

सिंहाप्रमाणेच वाघ सुद्धा जंगलातील एक महत्त्वाचा प्राणी म्हणून गणला जातो. वाघाचा थाट काही जंगलाच्या राजापेक्षा कमी नाही. वाघाचे बलाढ्य, बळकट शरीर, त्याची डरकाळी, त्याचा धावण्याचा वेग, त्याचा चालण्याचा रुबाब बघून कोणीही त्याला जंगलाच्या राजापेक्षा कमी लेखणार नाहीत. परंतु आज याच वाघाची शिकार होत आहे, आणि त्यामुळेच वाघांची संख्या दिवसेंदिवस कमी होताना दिसत आहे. त्यातच सध्या गोव्यामधील म्हादई अभयारण्यातील चार वाघांच्या मृत्यूची धक्कादायक माहितीमुळे सगळीकडे हळहळ व्यक्त होत आहे. प्राणीप्रेमींमध्ये या माहितीमुळे असंतोष दिसून येत आहे. वर्षभरात वाघासोबतच बिबळ्यांच्या मृत्यूचे आकडे सुद्धा पुढे आले आहेत. 'वाइल्ड लाइफ प्रोटेक्शन सोसायटी ऑफ इंडिया' या संस्थेच्या संशोधनानुसार वर्षभरात १०० हून अधिक वाघांचा गेल्या वर्षभरात मृत्यू झाला आहे. यामधील सर्वाधिक वाघांचा शिकारीमुळे मृत्यू झाल्याचे निष्पन्न झाले आहे. त्याप्रमाणेच वाघांबरोबरच देशाच्या विविध जंगलांमध्ये ४९१ बिबट्यांचाही मृत्यू झाला आहे. व्याघ्र संवर्धनासाठी वन विभाग अतिशय सक्रिय असून सुद्धा १०० पेक्षा अधिक वाघांचा मृत्यू झाला याबाबत नक

Like a lion, a tiger is regarded as one of the most important animals in the forest. The tiger's rule is nothing less than a king of the jungle. Seeing the tiger's strength, his strong body, his timidity, his running speed, his stance, no one would consider him less than the king of the jungle. But today the same tiger is being hunted, and this is why the number of tigers is decreasing day by day. Meanwhile, shocking information about the death of four tigers in the Mhadei Sanctuary in Goa has been spreading everywhere. Animal lovers appear to be dissatisfied with this information. The number of cats death along with tigers has also come forward. According to research by the Wildlife Protection Society of India, more than 100 tigers have died in the last year. Most of these tigers have died due to predators. Likewise, 491 leopards have been killed in various forests along with tigers. One must be surprised that the forest department is very active for tiger conservatio

जागतिक तापमानवाढ, प्रदूषण आणि वातावरण बदलांमुळे संपूर्ण जीवसृष्टी बदलत आहे. या सर्वांचा परिणाम फक्त मानवजातीलाच भोगावा लागत आहे असे नाही. तर प्राणी-पक्ष्यांसह विविध वन्यजीवांनाही या बदलांचा त्रास सहन करावा लागत आहे. त्यातच एका नव्या संशोधनावरून एक खळबळजनक बाब समोर आली आहे. जागतिक तापमानवाढ आणि वातावरण बदलांचा सर्वात जास्त फटका पक्ष्यांना बसल्याचे या संशोधनांमधून उघडकीस आले आहे. जागतिक तापमानवाढ आणि वातावरण बदलांमुळे पक्ष्यांचा आकार लहान होत असल्याचे स्पष्ट झाले आहे...  या पक्ष्यांचा आकार छोटा होत आहे तर त्यांच्या पंखांची लांबी वाढल्याचे संशोधकांना आढळले. हा अभ्यास प्रामुख्याने अमेरिकेत करण्यात आला. पण या जागतिक तापमानवाढीचा फटका फक्त अमेरिकेलाच नव्हे संपूर्ण जगातील पक्ष्यांना बसत असल्याचा संशोधकांचा दावा आहे. उष्ण प्रदेशातील पक्ष्यांचा आकार हा थंड प्रदेशातील पक्ष्यांपेक्षा लहान असतो असेही एका संशोधनात संशोधकांना आढळले. पण आता तापमानवाढीमुळे सर्वच प्रदेशातील पक्ष्यांचे आकार लहान होत आहेत आणि ही प्रक्रिया अजूनही सुरूच आहेत हे सुद्धा संशोधनातून निश्चित झाले... संशोधकांनी पक्ष्यांच्या

Global warming, pollution, and climatic changes are impacting the whole ecosystem. All of these do not affect only humankind, various wildlife including animals and birds are suffering due to these changes. In the meantime, new research has revealed an unusual case. These studies reveal that birds are the most affected by global warming and climate change. Due to these changes in the ecosystem, the birds have become smaller in size. Researchers have found that the size of these birds is getting smaller and the wingspan is becoming longer. This study was conducted primarily in the United States. But researchers claim that this global warming is hitting not just the United States but the whole world. Researchers also found that the size of birds in the tropics is smaller than that of cold birds. Now with the increase of temperature, the size of the birds in all the regions is getting smaller and this process is still going on. Researchers primarily studied 3 species of birds. It had t