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Some amazing sightings at Nagarahole

Shankar Bennur

March has been great for visitors

— Photo: M.A. Sriram

RARE SIGHT: A four-horned antelope sprints in the woods at the Nagarahole National Park.

NAGARAHOLE: Are you a wildlife enthusiast? Then, head to the Nagarahole National Park for a jungle safari, as there have been amazing sightings of wild animals in the season.

The first two weeks of March have been great as visitors sighted a variety of wild animals at Nagarahole, which is described as a perfect getaway for bird lovers and wildlife enthusiasts alike.

Lucky

The visitors, who went on safari on March 7, were indeed the most fortunate ones. The most elusive animal in the wild, the tiger, was sighted by them during a morning safari.

“You should be fortunate enough to sight tiger in the wild. If you keep your eyes and ears open all through the safari, you could be lucky to glimpse the stripped cat,” says naturalist Prasanna at the Kabini river lodge.

The Kabini backwaters have been the most sought-after place for nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts as it is an abode to a variety of wild animals, especially elephants, which come here in hordes in search of water.

Nagarahole is immensely popular among tourists as elephants, tigers, leopards, sloth bear, spotted deer, wild boar, Indian bison and a large number of exotic birds can be sighted there. Elephants, spotted deer and wild boars are among the most easily sighted.

Rajesh, a wildlife tourist from Andhra Pradesh, says: “I make it a point to visit Nagarahole once in a year. I time my visit either in March or April as many animals can be seen on the periphery of the backwaters.”

Tourists are taken on safaris for three hours in the morning and two hours in the evening.

A big pack of wild dogs was sighted on the morning of March 6; six leopards between March 6 and March 9.

The visitors on morning safari sighted two leopards on March 9.

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