Sights & sounds of Periyar reserve
The Periyar Tiger Reserve has an alluring landscape of plant and animal species and one of the best conservation programmes.
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Jun 08, 2019 12:34
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The leopard watches the tourist boat in the Thekaddy lake unperturbed. It did not budge even as wildlifers approached it, on February 25, 2015.
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The tiger cub approaching the forester and the guard.
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A herd of elephants in the Periyar Tiger Reserve, on May 2, 2015.
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A nursery of gaur calves in the middle of a large meadow. The meadow gives them security from predators.
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A gaur bull in the reserve, on May 2, 2015.
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An alarmed sambar doe with an open wound.
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The tiger, suspicious of the stir in the nearby forest.
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Grasslands, shola forest and eucalyptus plantation provide a soothing view in the tourism zone.
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A tourist boat at Thekkady.
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Captive tourism fetches revenue to the reserve.
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