Jungle Cat | Felis chaus on a Night Drive
Spotlighting can be an extraordinary way to see mammals, but Ranthambhore National Park does not permit visits after sunset. So we contracted a driver to tour us around the fields and villages near the Pugmark (our resort), outside the protected zone. The area is very built up and densely populated; I didn't have super high hopes.
As it turned out, the 2 hour drive was very productive:
1 Indian Hare
1 Jungle Cat
1 Indian Fox
1 Golden Jackal
4 Nilgai
The Jungle Cat above was happily hunting in the rubbish strewn ditch at the edge of a small town. My sense is that humans and wild animals have a long history of sharing the same space in India.
Jungle Cat | Felis chaus on a Night Drive
Spotlighting can be an extraordinary way to see mammals, but Ranthambhore National Park does not permit visits after sunset. So we contracted a driver to tour us around the fields and villages near the Pugmark (our resort), outside the protected zone. The area is very built up and densely populated; I didn't have super high hopes.
As it turned out, the 2 hour drive was very productive:
1 Indian Hare
1 Jungle Cat
1 Indian Fox
1 Golden Jackal
4 Nilgai
The Jungle Cat above was happily hunting in the rubbish strewn ditch at the edge of a small town. My sense is that humans and wild animals have a long history of sharing the same space in India.