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    Great Himalayan Drive Day 22: Crossing into India, and discovering Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal

    Image of a deer taken at the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal

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    I finally crossed back into India after three weeks in Nepal as a part of the Great Himalayan Drive; I had entered the country on its western border and came out from the west into India’s North-East. The plan was to keep driving till the Himalayan roads ended in Arunachal Pradesh – a long journey requiring multiple night halts. The first of these happened at the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary.

    I never knew of this forest’s existence until I started asking around for a place to spend the night. Seems like it is quite a popular destination especially amongst Bengali travellers – the two Government run lodges were both full up. But I was lucky to get a room in the Hollong Lodge, located deep inside the forest – the management usually keep a room free should a last-minute VIP land up. My luck no one ‘important’ was passing that day. It turned out to be a gem of a property – will write about it later for sure. [continue reading…]

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    Leopard Cub in Ranthambhore: Video 2

    If you read about the injured leopard cub in the forests of Ranthambhore in Rajasthan in India on a previous blog post here, and saw an earlier video here, this may be of interest to you: Lakshmi (that’s the cub’s name) is now growing, and is being taught to hunt so she can one day be left back to survive in the forests on her own.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvnNOgemNOw

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    Leopard cub in Ranthambhore: A Video

    To read the full blog post associated with this video, click here.

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    Lakshmi, the rescued leopard cub in Ranthambhore

    Leopard cub in RanthambhoreThis is the story, so far, of a female leopard cub rescued by the forest department in Ranthambhore in Rajasthan in India.

    For starters, why did the cub, now called Lakshmi, need to be rescued ? There were two theories going around when I visited the forest during the Christmas week of 2007. [continue reading…]

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