JN Singh
Camouflaged: Shrouded Leopard in Gir Forest, India
The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (also known as Sasan-Gir) is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India. Established in 1965, with a total area of 1412 km² (about 258 km² for the fully protected area (the national park) and (1153 km² for the Sanctuary), the park is located 43 km in the north-east from Somnath and 65 km to the south-east of Junagadh.
Though Gir forests are known more for the Asiatic lions, they have almost the same number of leopards - over 400 as per the 2011 census. The leopards are very shifty and nimble- much more adaptive than the rather indolent and majestic lions. That is why they are so difficult to sight. I was extremely lucky this day as I was able to sight 3 leopards. This leopard hardly remained hidden for a few seconds and I had to make the best out of the situation.
My blog on lions and leopards of Gir forest can be seen on www.jagadipsingh.blogspot.com
Camouflaged: Shrouded Leopard in Gir Forest, India
The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (also known as Sasan-Gir) is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India. Established in 1965, with a total area of 1412 km² (about 258 km² for the fully protected area (the national park) and (1153 km² for the Sanctuary), the park is located 43 km in the north-east from Somnath and 65 km to the south-east of Junagadh.
Though Gir forests are known more for the Asiatic lions, they have almost the same number of leopards - over 400 as per the 2011 census. The leopards are very shifty and nimble- much more adaptive than the rather indolent and majestic lions. That is why they are so difficult to sight. I was extremely lucky this day as I was able to sight 3 leopards. This leopard hardly remained hidden for a few seconds and I had to make the best out of the situation.
My blog on lions and leopards of Gir forest can be seen on www.jagadipsingh.blogspot.com