Tiger Diaries Project ATR

ATR DIARIES
37,000 km, 6.5 months, and 55 tiger reserves—a journey of a lifetime. Here are my daily updates from the All Tiger Reserves project.

ATR Diaries

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January 2, 2024
ATR - Day 94: Clicked some more LTMs before arriving at Annamalai Tiger Reserve
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January 2, 2024
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January 1, 2024
ATR - Day 93: Came to Valparai looking for Lion-tailed Macaques (LTMs) and found many
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January 1, 2024
December 31, 2023
ATR - Day 92: Change of homestay, hunting for BSNL SIM, addressing our data problem and a new year away from home
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December 31, 2023
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December 30, 2023
ATR - Day 91: We made our own food, went to Annamalai Tiger Reserve but failed to land a bus safari
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December 30, 2023
December 29, 2023
ATR - Day 90: Visited Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, almost sighted a tiger. Came to Pollachi
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December 29, 2023
December 28, 2023
ATR - Day 89: Came to Hasanur from Ooty to visit Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
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December 28, 2023
December 27, 2023
ATR - Day 88: Did some hiking, explored Ooty with its amazing tea estates and got some excellent drone shots
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December 27, 2023
December 26, 2023
ATR - Day 87: Shifted to Littlearth’s Destiny Farm Resort, an amazing property, and re-charted the itinerary
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December 26, 2023
Bus-Safari
December 25, 2023
ATR - Day 86: Did my first bus safari in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
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December 25, 2023
December 24, 2023
ATR - Day 85: Another trip to Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, reached Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, problems with stay
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December 24, 2023
December 23, 2023
ATR - Day 84: Clicked some wonderful pictures at the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, pushed the plan to leave for Mudumalai to tomorrow
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December 23, 2023
December 22, 2023
ATR - Day 83: Left Hampi for Coorg but diverted to Mysore as Coorg hotels were fully booked
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December 22, 2023
December 21, 2023
ATR - Day 82: Saw bears up-close in Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary, and also a few shy owls in the evening
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December 21, 2023
ATR - Day 81: Spent some time with Great Indian Hornbills, left for Hampi to visit the Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary
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December 19, 2023
ATR - Day 80: Clicked some colourful birds followed by hornbills and then the Indian giant flying squirrel at night
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December 19, 2023
December 18, 2023
ATR - Day 79: Eventless safari at Kali Tiger Reserve. Changes in ATR content upload strategy, going forward
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December 18, 2023
December 17, 2023
ATR - Day 78: After morning birding in South Goa, we came to Kali Tiger Reserve
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December 17, 2023
December 16, 2023
ATR - Day 77: Went exploring wildlife of Goa, looking for Sri Lanka frogmouth and slender loris
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December 16, 2023
December 15, 2023
ATR - Day 76: Watched and photographed Geminid Meteor Shower, went to see a church and shot some stars over the Morjim Beach
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December 15, 2023
December 14, 2023
ATR - Day 75: Friends and Mummy Khurana left, found blue-eared kingfisher in South Goa, hope to see Geminid meteor shower
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December 14, 2023
Uptown
December 13, 2023
ATR - Day 74: Enjoyed the Morjim Beach in the evening after an early morning quality time at Uptown Restaurant in Candolim
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December 13, 2023
December 12, 2023
ATR - Day 73: Did some photography on the Calangute Beach in Goa and made a video about backlit beach photography for the Vlog
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December 12, 2023
December 11, 2023
ATR - Day 72: Went to a flea market in Goa and talked about tigers with friends
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December 11, 2023
December 10, 2023
ATR - Day 71: A relaxed day in Goa with nothing much to report
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December 10, 2023
December 9, 2023
ATR - Day 70: After morning safari in Sahyadri, we come to Goa to regroup with the off-site Team ATR
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December 9, 2023
December 8, 2023
ATR - Day 69: Came to Koyna to visit Sahyadri Tiger Reserve from Aurangabad
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December 8, 2023
December 7, 2023
ATR - Day 68: Dry morning safari at Melghat and Mummy Khurana’s anniversary surprise
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December 7, 2023
December 6, 2023
ATR - Day 67: Explored Melghat Tiger Reserve thoroughly; tasted tribal cuisine and met Korku people
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December 6, 2023
December 5, 2023
ATR - Day 66: Found the endangered Forest Owlet at Melghat Tiger Reserve
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December 5, 2023
Guest-House
December 4, 2023
ATR - Day 65: Left Nagpur for Melghat Tiger Reserve; arrived at Shahnoor; little to no connectivity here
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December 4, 2023
Bor
December 3, 2023
ATR - Day 64: First safari in Bor Tiger Reserve goes without many good pictures
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December 3, 2023
December 2, 2023
ATR - Day 63: No safari today, attended a gathering in the evening and an exciting Vlog, featuring Bubbly with cubs
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December 2, 2023
December 1, 2023
ATR - Day 62: Found Bubbly with her three cubs; arrived in Nagpur today evening
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December 1, 2023
November 30, 2023
ATR - Day 61: Waiting for Bubbly in action, meet-up at Tadoba and Irshad’s birthday
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November 30, 2023
November 29, 2023
ATR - Day 60: Saw Chhota Dadhiyal, and had a very informative interaction with an official
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November 29, 2023
November 28, 2023
ATR - Day 59: Saw Shambhu and Chhoti Madhu separately. Here is a story of Shambhu’s shocking aggressiveness
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November 28, 2023
November 27, 2023
ATR - Day 58: No sighting today. But do watch today’s Vlog for the littlest tiger cub so far!
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November 27, 2023
November 26, 2023
ATR - Day 57: Rare sighting of a month and half old tiger cub — the youngest I have ever seen
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November 26, 2023
November 25, 2023
ATR - Day 56: Tiger sighting at Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary. Today’s Vlog features my best leopard sighting till date
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November 25, 2023
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November 24, 2023
ATR - Day 55: The unusually bold Leopard at Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve and traveling to Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary
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November 24, 2023
November 23, 2023
ATR - Day 54: A Day of travel to Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve and not much else
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November 23, 2023
November 22, 2023
ATR - Day 53: Watch Baras with her cubs in today’s Vlog, and let me say nothing more for today
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November 22, 2023
Wolf-Night
November 21, 2023
ATR - Day 52: A good day in the wild but a way better one by the night
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November 21, 2023
November 20, 2023
ATR - Day 51: Baras and her cubs again, but this time way better! And also saw Bindu with her cub
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November 20, 2023
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November 19, 2023
ATR - Day 50: Saw Baras with her cubs on both morning and evening safaris; no Vlog today
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November 19, 2023
November 18, 2023
ATR - Day 49: A tiring all-day safari with reasonably good sighting
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November 18, 2023
November 17, 2023
ATR - Day 48: Reached Pench Tiger Reserve, checked into Manthan Boutique Resort
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November 17, 2023
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November 16, 2023
ATR - Day 47: No sighting in the safari this morning; down with viral
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November 16, 2023
November 15, 2023
ATR - Day 46: No safari today for want of permit, reviewed the 70-200 mm lens and rested
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November 15, 2023
November 14, 2023
ATR - Day 45: Another day of no sighting at Kanha Tiger Reserve
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November 14, 2023
November 13, 2023
ATR - Day 44: No sighting on the safari and video editing with parents around
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November 13, 2023
November 12, 2023
ATR - Day 43: A no-safari day of editing and celebration
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November 12, 2023
November 11, 2023
ATR - Day 42: Left Bandhavgarh for our next stop — Kanha Tiger Reserve
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November 11, 2023
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November 10, 2023
ATR - Day 41: A day of no good sighting, and the two-part Daily Vlog, whose second part goes live today
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November 10, 2023
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November 9, 2023
ATR - Day 40: Three tigers, one kill and the debate around who left; launching ATR Funnies tomorrow
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November 9, 2023
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November 8, 2023
ATR - Day 39: A sudden and unexpected tiger sighting in the Tala Zone of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
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November 8, 2023
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November 7, 2023
ATR - Day 38: Tiger couple make a kill of the cow and another climbs the tree
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November 7, 2023
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November 6, 2023
ATR - Day 37: The strange mating game of the tigers at Bandhavgarh
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November 6, 2023
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November 5, 2023
ATR - Day 36: The incredible tale of Maasi Maa (T-28) of Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve; no luck at Sanjay Dubri; now at Bandhavgarh
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November 5, 2023
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November 4, 2023
ATR - Day 35: A day of no sighting, an interview full of wildlife stories, and travel to Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve
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November 4, 2023
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November 3, 2023
ATR - Day 34: Saw P-151 today and that was all; also seem to have lost an entire day’s data
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November 3, 2023
Shy-Tiger
November 2, 2023
ATR - Day 33: A particularly shy tiger; and then another not-so-shy one in the evening
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November 2, 2023
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November 1, 2023
ATR - Day 32: No tiger, no good pictures today but home-style food in the evening
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November 1, 2023
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October 31, 2023
ATR - Day 31: Saw all four tiger cubs and also their mother in Panna
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October 31, 2023
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October 30, 2023
ATR - Day 30: Came across a new female tiger in Panna and also saw the mother of the cubs from yesterday
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October 30, 2023
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October 29, 2023
ATR - Day 29: Another day of wonderful tiger sighting at Panna
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October 29, 2023
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ATR - Day 28: Tiger sighting on the evening safari in Panna Tiger Reserve
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October 27, 2023
ATR - Day 27: Yesterday’s tale of two hunts by two different tigers; unusually good tiger sighting at Satpura; came to Panna in the evening
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October 27, 2023
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October 26.2023
ATR - Day 26: Two hunts, two preys and two tigers
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October 26.2023
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October 25, 2023
ATR - Day 25: Great tiger sighting at Satpura Tiger Reserve today, and another timely upload, second in a row
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October 25, 2023
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October 24, 2023
ATR - Day 24: Safari in Satpura Tiger Reserve did not get us much but we managed to get today’s Vlog uploaded on time
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October 24, 2023
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October 23, 2023
ATR - Day 23: Safari at Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, the newest to be officially notified
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October 23, 2023
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October 22, 2023
ATR - Day 22: The mythological tale of Jyotirlingams; visited the Great Stupa at Sanchi, a very well maintained UNESCO World Heritage Site, and also met a little girl there
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October 22, 2023
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October 21, 2023
ATR - Day 21: Mythological tales about river Kshipra and Ujjain; about liquor prasadam at Kaal Bhairav Temple; and today’s visit to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlingam
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October 21, 2023
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October 20, 2023
ATR - Day 20: Went to Ramghat, the location of Ujjain’s Kumbh Mela; and heard mythological tales associated with Ujjain from pujariji
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October 20, 2023
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October 19, 2023
ATR - Day 19: Did a safari in Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve, came to Ujjain and got today’s Vlog uploaded on time
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October 19, 2023
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October 18, 2023
ATR - Day 18: Yesterday, twisted my ankle, got a few bruises, saw rare kingfisher and not-so-rare eagle; today, had a meet-up, met lots of wildlife enthusiasts and a journalist
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October 18, 2023
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October 17, 2023
ATR - Day 17: Went to the ghariyal sanctuary and did some boating; met a group that had come to meet us and also saw and clicked the Indian eagle owl
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October 17, 2023
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October 16, 2023
ATR - Day 16: Did some pottery, it was fun; visited Kota, ate a sandwich (no good); and got the Vlog uploaded on time!
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October 16, 2023
Bundi-Fort
October 15, 2023
ATR - Day 15: The underwhelming tour of Bundi, a talk with a Danish fellow, some good drone shots, some birding, and a delayed upload, again!
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October 15, 2023
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ATR - Day 14: Visiting the Ramgarh Vishadri Tiger Reserve and redrawing the travel itinerary
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ATR - Day 13: Left Sawai Madhopur and arrived at Bundi after a chance roadside encounter with a stretching tiger
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October 12, 2023
ATR - Day 12: Some more about the ghariyals; visited a temple in the core zone and struggled with video editing, again
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October 12, 2023
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October 11, 2023
ATR - Day 11: Had a ghariyali morning at the National Chambal Ghariyal Sanctuary; interviewed the DFO; and met the Chief Conservator of Forests
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October 11, 2023
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October 10, 2023
ATR - Day 10: Missed Riddhi, got some editing done, had an infuriating video conference and met a wonderful local couple!
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October 10, 2023
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October 9, 2023
ATR - Day 9: Now in Ranthambore; Red Panda, our large red vehicle, introduced on camera
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October 9, 2023
DFO-Aarzoo
October 8, 2023
ATR - Day 8: Meeting the DFO of the the Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve
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October 8, 2023
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October 7, 2023
ATR - Day 7: Visiting Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve, the second youngest baby on the block
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October 7, 2023
Deputy
October 6, 2023
ATR - Day 6: Jhalana Leopard Reserve, the first of its kind in India; Jaipur soon to be the Leopard Capital of India
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October 6, 2023
Sariska
October 5, 2023
ATR - Day 5: Yesterday’s video mess-up took a loooong clean-up, and meeting a shy Bagheera shying a little less today
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October 5, 2023
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October 4, 2023
ATR - Day 4: Today was mostly eventless, but here is what I found at Paanidhaal yesterday
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October 4, 2023
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October 3, 2023
ATR - Day 3: An Interesting Day of Discovery and Interaction At Sariska
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October 3, 2023
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October 2, 2023
ATR - Day 2: After flag-off from Delhi, reaching Sariska Tiger Reserve in the evening, safaris from tomorrow
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October 2, 2023
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October 01, 2023
ATR - Day 1: Takes longer (as expected), but ATR takes off!
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October 01, 2023
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