{"id":1181,"date":"2020-02-05T09:30:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T04:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/?p=1181"},"modified":"2025-08-11T19:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:02:40","slug":"tigers-of-kanha-national-park-from-the-diary-of-a-naturalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/tigers-of-kanha-national-park-from-the-diary-of-a-naturalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers of Kanha \u2013 A Naturalist\u2019s Tale from the Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1181\" class=\"elementor elementor-1181\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6041a141 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6041a141\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aee117f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aee117f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Tigers of Kanha National Park : From the Diary of a Naturalist<\/h2>\n<p>A Sal forest, Kanha is one of the most picturesque parks of Madhya Pradesh and India. With a long history of conservation, Kanha continues to top the list of National Parks in India. While as per government guidelines, only 20% area is open for tourism. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/kanha-national-park\">Kanha National Park<\/a><\/strong> is divided in 4 tourism areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Northern zone (Sarhi)<\/li>\n<li>Southern zone (Mukki)<\/li>\n<li>Central zone (Kanha)<\/li>\n<li>Western zone (Kisli)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since its monsoon, the park is closed for three months and we have no clue of what\u2019s happening into the deep woods of Kanha but the last season (October 2016- June 2017) was full of excitement and surprises &amp; some ups and downs as new lives were born while few were lost.<\/p>\n<h3>MUKKI<\/h3>\n<p>When the park reopened in October last year, we booked our first drive to <em>Kisli<\/em> zone, to surf through the booming green. Our drive ended with beautiful sightings of the \u2018gem of <em>Kanha<\/em>\u2019, the <em>Barasingha<\/em>. Seeing them with new velvet antlers was no less than a treat! As soon as we headed out the park we heard some tourists talking about sightings of <em>Chota Munna<\/em> (Link 7 male named after his famous father<em> Munna<\/em>) and <em>Bheema<\/em> in <em>Mukki <\/em>zone that raised my curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>The story followed the territorial fight of two dominant males; <em>Bheema<\/em> and Link 7. Undoubtedly <em>Bheema<\/em> was one of the most striking males in <em>Mukki<\/em> but incurred severe injuries in the fight. Few days later he was found dead. Another male, Kingfisher also known as <em>Rajaram<\/em> died in yet another territorial fight. Tigers often die or incur serious injuries while fighting for dominance which is natural but it becomes very hard for us to accept the loss, as each tiger is precious.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/kanhaearthlodge-luxury-hotels-in-kanha-national-park\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Kingfisher Male aligncenter wp-image-1206\" title=\"Kingfisher Male\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kingfisher-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"Kingfisher Male\" width=\"882\" height=\"641\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kingfisher Male<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In recent years, <em>Mukki<\/em> has become a key spot for significant tiger sightings. <em>Dhwajhandi <\/em>female (T-27) was my first tiger sighting in <em>Mukki.<\/em> Interestingly, her name comes from an area where she used to be sighted regularly \u2013 Dhawajhandi.Years ago tribals use to tie prayer flags (Jhandi) on the Dhawa Tree and commonly the area is still referred to as Dhawajhandi.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Tigers in Kanha National Park\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/kanhaearthlodge-luxury-hotels-in-kanha-national-park\" rel=\"Tigers in Kanha National Park\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Dhawajhandi Female Tigers in Kanha National Park aligncenter wp-image-1198\" title=\"Dhawajhandi Female Tigers in Kanha National Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DHWAJHANDI-FEMALE-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Dhawajhandi Female\" width=\"873\" height=\"581\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dhawajhandi Female<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before that I had got only one chance to spot her. Since the time she left her mother (<em>Choti Mada<\/em>) and went away I got no opportunity to see her. She may have given birth to cubs during the monsoon and hopefully I get to see them in the new season.<\/p>\n<p>Link 7 famous as <em>Chota Munna<\/em> is smart and strong like his father. Since two males had died in territorial fights, <em>Chota Munna<\/em> was leaving no opportunity to expand his territory and cover larger area. In fact, in winter he was sighted mating with a <em>Dhwajhandi<\/em> female.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chota Munna\u2019s<\/em> reign had been challenged many times by another huge male, <em>Umarpani<\/em>. Fortunately, neither of them ever suffered any serious injuries. <em>Umarpani<\/em> is a strong and sturdy male and mated with <em>Umarjhola<\/em> female in this season. <em>Umarpani<\/em> is also my partner of <em>Mahavir<\/em> female, though I wasn\u2019t lucky enough to see her this time. She has 4 cubs and all are healthy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Choti Mada<\/em> had two cubs but lost one of them and we hope the other cub survives. An unpredicted episode happened when we spotted Choti Mada with Link 7 which caused us to think that she might have lost her other cub too. Surprisingly, few days later we saw her with her male cub and we realized that her cub was still alive. She might have faked mating with Link 7 to save her cub. Female tigers often fake mating to protect their cubs from getting killed by other dominant males.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/kanhaearthlodge-luxury-hotels-in-kanha-national-park\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Choti Mada with her cub aligncenter wp-image-1192\" title=\"Choti Mada with her cub\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/choti-mada-nd-male-cub-1-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"Choti Mada with her cub\" width=\"882\" height=\"491\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Choti Mada with her cub<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>KANHA<\/h3>\n<p><em>Kanha<\/em> zone is considered the heart of the <em>Kanha<\/em> National Park due to the presence of scenic landscapes and big grasslands. This season <em>Kanha<\/em> zone had some major tiger sightings and was quite promising. In winters we constantly sighted tigress <em>Neelam<\/em> but all of a sudden the sightings stopped rendering us a fair idea of her getting prepared for motherhood. This was to be her second litter (her last litter fell prey to other tigers). We waited patiently or rather impatiently to see <em>Neelam<\/em> with her cubs and prayed for their well-being. At last one fine day we spotted the majestic tigress with her four cubs and the time ceased. I have seen <em>Neelam<\/em> and the cubs twice and it has become an incredible memory for me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/kanhaearthlodge-luxury-hotels-in-kanha-national-park\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Neelam and her cubs aligncenter wp-image-1196\" title=\"Neelam and her cubs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/neelam-nd-cubs-t65-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"Neelam and her cubs\" width=\"899\" height=\"486\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Neelam and her cubs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Link 7 female, famous as <em>Mundidadar<\/em> female (T-8) and her four male cubs remained the star attractions of the season. It was so great to see the little paws growing day by day under their mother\u2019s protection and care. As we counted the remaining days of the last season something terrible happened. In a fight with a male tiger, <em>Mundidadar<\/em> and one of her cubs got badly injured. However she did manage to save all her cubs, a sheer display of strong motherly affection. The forest department provided all the necessary treatment to the injured tigress and her cub and the elephant patrolling team on the other hand kept an eye on them for few days.<\/p>\n<p>There was yet another tigress who grabbed our attention. We had regular sightings of Link 8 female in <em>Kanha<\/em> zone and in some of the area of <em>Kisli<\/em>. Following her courtship with <em>Bajrang<\/em> (one of the dominant male tigers in <em>Kanha)<\/em> we had expected to see her with cubs. But unfortunately there was no sign of cubs till the end of the season. We hope to see her with cubs in the coming season. Beside Link 8, <em>Bajrang <\/em>is Neelam\u2019s partner too and father to her cubs.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link 8 Female  Tigers in Kanha National Park\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/kanhaearthlodge-luxury-hotels-in-kanha-national-park\" rel=\"Link 8 Female  Tigers in Kanha National Park\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Link 8 Female  Tigers in Kanha National Park aligncenter wp-image-1204\" title=\"Link 8 Female  Tigers in Kanha National Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/link-8-t76-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"Link 8 Female\" width=\"888\" height=\"573\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Link 8 Female<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Parsatola<\/em> female (T-13) shared some limelight with other tigresses in this season. Many times she was spotted with her 3 cubs that were around 6-8 months old. Unlike Link 8 she is a shy female as her territory is more towards non-tourist area in Sarhi. Thin Stripe 2 is another male in <em>Kanha<\/em> zone. He is known to be an aggressive tiger and wasn\u2019t sighted frequently. <em>Jamuntola<\/em> male was also sighted in <em>Kanha<\/em> zone. As major part of his territory is more towards <em>Sarhi <\/em>zone so his sightings in <em>Kanha <\/em>zone were less.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/kanhaearthlodge-luxury-hotels-in-kanha-national-park\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1200\" title=\"Jamun Tola Male\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jamun-tola-male-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Jamun Tola Male\" width=\"893\" height=\"632\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jamun Tola Male<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>KISLI<\/h3>\n<p>If <em>Kanha<\/em> zone was full of life then <em>Kisli <\/em>was no less. <em>Kisli<\/em> too had a fair share of Tiger sightings. The renowned tiger CAT or <em>Munna<\/em> stayed mostly in <em>Kisli<\/em> zone. <em>Munna<\/em> is quite old, around 14 years. In this season when I had his first sighting, he appeared strong, as strong as he was two years back when I had seen him. Definitely he is an experienced big cat as it is his experience that has kept him alive by far amidst the young and dominant males. I really wish a long life for him and hope to see him in the next season too.<\/p>\n<p><em>Karai Ghati<\/em> male, is probably the sturdiest tiger in <em>Kisli<\/em>. He looks massive in his gait and has covered some major area in Kisli as his territory. To me, <em>Dhamangaon<\/em> male was an absolute surprise in <em>Kisli<\/em>. With him I had some unpredictable but pleasant sightings. He had been known to inhabit the buffer area of the park but seemed that he had decided to move in the tourist zone in this season. <em>Dhamangaon<\/em> male and the <em>Kisli<\/em> female mated in the later part of the season. Seeing his splendor we all think he would be the new ruler of <em>Kisli<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Tigers in Kanha National Park\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/kanhaearthlodge-luxury-hotels-in-kanha-national-park\" rel=\"Tigers in Kanha National Park\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Karai-Ghati Male Tigers in Kanha National Park aligncenter wp-image-1202\" title=\"Karai-Ghati Male\u00a0 Tigers in Kanha National Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/karaighati-male-t2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Karai-Ghati Male\u00a0\" width=\"883\" height=\"588\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Karai-Ghati Male\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That was about the <em>Kisli<\/em> male tigers. Female tigers were no less in terms of sightings. There were two female tigers that were sighted constantly in <em>Kisli <\/em>area; <em>Budbudi<\/em> female and her daughter <em>Sandook Khol<\/em> female. <em>Budbudi<\/em> female also known as <em>Kisli<\/em> female had delivered 4 cubs in last to last season, but sadly two of them were killed by <em>Supkhar<\/em> male in this season.\u00a0 Assumingly, the rest of the two cubs might be no more as we couldn\u2019t spot any of them of lately.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/kanhaearthlodge-luxury-hotels-in-kanha-national-park\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1191\" title=\"Budbudi Female\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/budbudi-femalekisli-female-t83-1024x530.jpg\" alt=\"Budbudi Female\" width=\"899\" height=\"466\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Budbudi Female<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But since <em>Budbudi<\/em> female has partnered with <em>Dhamngaon<\/em> male in the month of June, we are expecting to see her with another litter in the near future. Although <em>Sandook Khol<\/em> has tried to take over her mother\u2019s territory and might have taken over the entire area in these three months, <em>Budbudi<\/em> still has enough area in her new territory leaving us less worried. Though we didn\u2019t see <em>Sandook Khol<\/em> with any male tiger, but we hope to see her as an extraordinary mother in the next season.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Tigers in Kanha National Park\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/kanhaearthlodge-luxury-hotels-in-kanha-national-park\" rel=\"Tigers in Kanha National Park\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Tigers in Kanha National Park aligncenter wp-image-1194\" title=\"Tigers in Kanha National Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sandookkhol-female-1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"Sandook-Khol Female\" width=\"900\" height=\"570\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sandook-Khol Female<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>SARHI<\/h4>\n<p><em>Sarhi<\/em> is comparatively a newer gate but had witnessed some heart-warming sightings of <em>Rona<\/em> male, <em>Sangam<\/em> male, and <em>Ronda<\/em> female. <em>Sarhi<\/em> is considered birders\u2019 paradise with numerous bird species to observe, as well as the best area to see the Blue Bull (<em>Neelgai<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>This year in January 2017, Black Bucks were released out of their breeding fence in <em>Kanha <\/em>zone which was a major attraction for us apart from tiger sightings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/kanhaearthlodge-luxury-hotels-in-kanha-national-park\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1190\" title=\"Blackbuck sighted at Kanha National Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Black-buck-Happy-2017-early-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Blackbuck sighted at Kanha National Park\" width=\"899\" height=\"599\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Blackbuck sighted at Kanha National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Mukki <\/em>witnessed a pack of wild dogs that consisted of 8 members. Our last game drive of the season ended on June 27 with some endearing sightings of <em>Choti Mada<\/em> and her male cub in <em>Mukki<\/em> zone. In the new season we are expecting some breathtaking and diverse sightings. I hope to be lucky enough to see cubs of <em>Kisli <\/em>female, Link 8 and <em>Dhwajhandi<\/em> female. Though we cannot be certain as nature is capricious but we are prepared for the surprises that the Park would offer once it reopens on 1st October, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy : Harpreet Dhillon- Naturalist &#8211; Kanha Earth Lodge<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/things-to-do-in-kanha-2020\/\"><strong>6 Top Things To Do In Kanha<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/tigers-in-kanha-in-2020\/\"><strong>Famours Tigers in Kanha<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tigers of Kanha National Park : From the Diary of a Naturalist A Sal forest, 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