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A HERD OF elephants in the Dhikala grasslands of the Corbett National Park.-

A manmmoth task

In view of the growing threats to elephants, efforts are on to create a National Elephant Conservation Authority.
TEXT & PHOTOGRAPHS BY A.J.T. JOHNSINGH

Wildlife handbook

This is a useful book for every aspiring conservationist.
A.J.T. JOHNSINGH
A grassland the middle of a semi-evergreen patch. Huge pits are dug in the grasslands for water conservation, which is not needed as the Sahyadris receive high rainfall.-A.J.T. JOHNSINGH

Saving Sahyadri

Tigers are on the retreat from the Sahyadris and the predator's preferred prey, the sambar, is on the decline.
A.J.T. JOHNSINGH, ATUL JOSHI AND M.K. RAO
A view of the Thunakadavu reservoir from the Vengoli peak in the Parambikulam Sanctuary.-A.J.T. JOHNSINGH

Securing a sanctuary

THIN morning mist shrouded the Thunakadavu valley in the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, which is nestled between the Anamalai hills of Tamil Nadu an
A.J.T. JOHNSINGH
A view of the Moyar valley from the Sigur plateau.-

Lure of the wild

It was a blistering summer day in May 2008 and the rocks radiated heat. We were on a trek from Congress Mattam in the Sigur forest range in the Nilgir
A.J.T. JOHNSINGH AND RAGHUNATH
THE KUNTHIPUZHA VALLEY enveloped in mist.-

A walk in the clouds

Ten of us wildlifers were on a trekking expedition from Bangitapal (2,281 m) in the Mukurthi National Park to Sairandhiri (1,100 m) in the Silent Vall
TEXT & PHOTOGRAPHS BY A.J.T. JOHNSINGH
A lion resting in the Gir forest.-MUKESH ACHARYA

In His Majestys den

THE lion, a young male, lay crouched some 15 metres from the road. Realising that it had been spotted, it lowered its head and flattened its ears in a
A.J.T. JOHNSINGH
A herd of reindeer galloping away.-

Forever pastoral

OUR tent was pitched 15 kilometres south of Kautokeino, within the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. The vast, undulating landscape around our camp wa
TEXT & PHOTOGRAPHS: A.J.T. JOHNSINGH
The tiger's nest monastery, surrounded by hemlock forests.-

Awesome symbol

A trek up the mountains to the Tigers Nest Monastery in Bhutan.
TEXT & PHOTOGRAPHS: A.J.T. JOHNSINGH
Tigers are seldom reported in this part of Corbett country these days. - THE HINDU PHOTO LIBRARY

In Corbett country

A walk along Jim Corbett Trail, one of the finest ecotourism trails in the Lower Himalayas.
A.J.T. JOHNSINGH,DHANANJAI MOHAN

Lessons from Uttaranchal

The State government sets an example by reviving the tiger and elephant populations in the Rajaji National Park by resettling most of the shepherd fam
TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS: A.J.T. JOHNSINGH
The Thimphu chhu (river), ferocious yet beautiful.-

A paradise in the Himalayas

The Jigme Dorji National Park, Bhutan's largest sanctuary, abounds in flora and fauna. What is unique to it is the mountain goat, goral.
Text and photographs: A.J.T. JOHNSINGH
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