Animals commonly vocalize when threatened by a predator. These signals are termed alarm calls. In simple words, alarm call is a call by a prey animal to alert rest of it’s herd about the movement of the predator. This call is high pitched, short, and intense. There are occasions when you see a prey animal […]
Do some research about the national park you will be visiting. Read about it to know what animals you can expect to see, the type of terrain, type of vehicles being used. Wildlife photography in India is unique as the terrain and animals to shoot are different. Hence you must do some research. If […]
1- Tripod/Monopod- A slight camera shake can ruin a photograph and therefore a tripod/Monopod is essential for wildlife photography. Make sure that your tripod is strong enough to support the combined weight of the camera and the lens. The advantage of a monopod is that it is easy to carry and relatively compact. 2- Bean […]
Many countries have laws concerning human interaction with wildlife. It is the responsibility of the photographer to be respectful to the environmental laws of the country.
The leopard in India is struggling for survival. In the last 20 years, the natural forests of India have sharply diminished because of illegal encroachments, an enormous amount of illegal mining and agricultural conversions. Millions of livestock graze and degrade leopard habitat across this country and sharply reduce the availability of natural food. Blasted and […]
To improve your photography, you need to get the basics right. The basics of exposure triangle parameters consists of aperture, shutter speed and ISO Let’s understand what it is. Aperture: Aperture is the size of the lens opening. It is the circular opening in the lens which is responsible for how much volume of light should […]
16th February 2019, World Pangolin Day—Until recently, pangolins or “scaly anteaters” were an obscure mammal few people had ever heard of. But now, seven years after the inaugural World Pangolin Day in 2012, they’ve been catapulted into the public eye—although for the wrong reasons. Hundreds of thousands of pangolins have been poached and all eight […]
MELBOURNE: Sundarbans- the iconic Bengal tiger‘s last coastal stronghold and the world’s biggest mangrove forest – could be destroyed by climate change and rising sea levels over the next 50 years, scientists say. Spanning more than 10,000 square kilometres, the Sundarbans region of Bangladesh and India is the biggest mangrove forest on Earth, and also […]
AHMEDABAD: It’s officially confirmed now. A tiger has indeed entered the lions’ den in Gujarat – which is home to the Asiatic lion‘s last abode. Six days after a school teacher clicked a tiger on his mobile phone, the striped big cat was captured on Tuesday morning by the forest department in the area. The tiger […]
By Sandra E. Garcia It was like “Home Alone,” but instead of an 8-year-old boy setting traps to keep burglars away, a 2-year-old tiger stopped a marijuana smoker from lighting up in its house. The big cat was found by someone who had tried to sneak into the house to smoke marijuana and reported the […]
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