Jharana Jungle Lodge, Tadoba

The Tadoba National Park is known for housing the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve - a popular place for wildlife enthusiasts and tiger admirers. But what many don’t know is that the national park has more than 280 bird species from 63 different families. The diverse environment coupled with the abundance of water bodies make Tadoba a birder’s delight. The national park is a dense, mixed forest zone with patches of wetlands, grasslands and bamboo jungles. This kind of habitat is conducive for both forest and wetland birds, and the river Andhari flowing through the park makes it a hotspot for rare species of birds and birders alike. If you’re a birder, whether aspiring or seasoned, here’s a small taste of the birds you can find in the national park:                        Oriental Honey Buzzard White-eyed Buzzard Changeable Hawk Eagle Pariah Kite Eurasian Sparrowhawk Black Shouldered Kite Shikra Short-toed Snake Eagle Crested Serpent Eagl

They could go extinct. Back in 2006, a huge campaign was run across India to “Save Tigers”. The campaign has been successful, with the population of tigers rising to 1,706 in 2010 and to 2,226 in 2014. India’s tiger reserves now house around 70% of the world’s tiger population. But that’s not the end of “Save Tigers”. According to scientists working towards tiger conservation in India, 41 out of 50 tiger reserves in India could go extinct. India boasts of 50 tiger reserves, but scientists have found that only 9 out of those 50 have enough tiger population to sustain growth in breeding and avoid extinction. The criteria is as follows: The tiger reserve should have at least 20 breeding units in order to qualify as being a safe reserve for tigers. A breeding unit is a unit of one male and one female tiger. And only 9 tiger reserves: Corbett, Kanha, Painch, Ranthambore, Bandhavgarh, Sundarbans, Kaziranga, Tadoba and Mudumalai have a population of 20 o

Tiger sighting at Tadoba with Jharana Jungle Lodge